Afghanistan war memorial arrives in Lacombe
Lacombe will soon be home to a memorial honouring the 40,000 Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan, including the 162 who lost their lives.
The federal and provincial governments, City of Lacombe and dozens of local residents have come together to bring a Canadian Light Armour Vehicle III (LAVIII) to Lacombe. It was unveiled at the Lacombe Legion Thursday afternoon and will eventually find its permanent home at the Field of Honour in Lacombe’s cemetery.
It’s a fitting location given that Master Cpl. Byron Greff, a Lacombe native, was the final Canadian soldier killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan.
“[It means] a great deal,” his mother, Candace Greff said Thursday. “The pride beams from our family towards Byron. It’s been almost six years, but it doesn’t feel like six years to us. Byron was doing what he loved and what he wanted to do. Unfortunately we lost him.”