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  Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund
William Jonathan James Cushley

Private
Royal Canadian Regiment
July 28th 1985 - September 3rd, 2006

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Born in Port Lambton, Ont., Cushley was a mem­ber of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. The morning he deployed to Afghanistan, his mother, Elaine, drop­ped him off at the bus. She promised not to cry—going so far as to bet her only son $50 that her eyes would stay dry. Moments after Cushley climbed on board, his mom lost the wager. He got off the bus, gave her one last hug, then left for Kandahar. On Sept. 3, 2006, Cushley was killed in a chaotic battle with the Taliban. Below is a copy of the handwritten note he left for his mother.

"If you are reading this, I’m sorry, but I will not be coming back home. Thank you for everything you have ever done for me. I really do appreciate it. You were always there for me even when I didn’t want you to be. I have one last favour to ask you. In this envelope is two more letters, one for Tasha, one for Brandy. If you could please deliver them to them I would really appreciate it. I just want you to know that I love you and that I fought bravely and did everything I could to come home. Do not weep too much, I will always be with you in heart & spirit! Love always & forever, Will P.S.—you can keep the $50! LOL."

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      • Cpl Brent Poland
      • Cpl Brent Poland
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      • Paramedic Paul Patterson
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      • PC Andrew Potts
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      • PC Dave Mounsey
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      • PC Alan Hack
      • SC John Atkinson
      • Plt Chief Jack Duncan
      • Tpr Mark Wilson
      • Cpt Don Willis
      • TK Kearwood White
      • PC Eric Nystedt
      • MCpl Kristal Giesebrecht
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      • PC D. Craig Campbell
      • SC Bruce Crew
      • FF Kenneth Aikenhead
      • Sgt Doug Marshall
      • RCMP Cnst. Peter Schiemann
      • PC Joseph Prevett
      • PC Artem Ochakovsky
      • D. Chief Kenneth Rea
      • FF Raymond Walter
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      • PC Gary MacDonald
      • FF Douglas Cantelon
      • Fallen Snowbirds
      • Pvt Wilbur J. Rowe
      • S/Sgt Edward Adamson
      • DC Robert Plunkett
      • Flt Sgt Clifford Robertson
      • PC Samuel E. Ankenmann
      • 'B' Sqn First Hussars
      • PO2 Douglas C. Blake, C.D.
    • 51 - 60 >
      • Cpl William F. McIntyre
      • FF Wilfrid P. Elliott
      • 161st Battalion
      • Lt. Florence B. Graham
      • FF John Kovacs
      • PC Maurice R. Chatterson
      • Cpl Harry G.B. Miner, V.C.
      • PC Jennifer Kovach
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