Pte Mark Anthony Graham

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Pte Mark Anthony Graham Veteran

Birth
Gordon Town, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
Death
4 Sep 2006 (aged 33)
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Burial
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Memorial ID
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1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Age: 33

Former Olympic Athlete.

Born in Jamaica, Pte. Graham grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a high school track star and went on to compete at the university level at the University of Nebraska and at Kent State University in the United States. In Barcelona in 1992, he competed in the 4x400 metre relay as part of the Canadian Olympic Team. He later won two silver medals, in 1993 and 1994, at the Canadian Track and Field Championships.

Graham was killed when a U.S. A-10 warplane mistakenly strafed a Canadian camp in Afghanistan. 30 other Canadian soldiers were injured in the incident. Pte. Graham was the 32nd Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan, and the 5th victim of friendly fire.

He is survived by a daughter, his parents and siblings.
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Age: 33

Former Olympic Athlete.

Born in Jamaica, Pte. Graham grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a high school track star and went on to compete at the university level at the University of Nebraska and at Kent State University in the United States. In Barcelona in 1992, he competed in the 4x400 metre relay as part of the Canadian Olympic Team. He later won two silver medals, in 1993 and 1994, at the Canadian Track and Field Championships.

Graham was killed when a U.S. A-10 warplane mistakenly strafed a Canadian camp in Afghanistan. 30 other Canadian soldiers were injured in the incident. Pte. Graham was the 32nd Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan, and the 5th victim of friendly fire.

He is survived by a daughter, his parents and siblings.