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Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden

In memory of:

Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden

August 20, 2008
Afghanistan

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

1 Combat Engineer Regiment

Citation(s):

Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous)

Additional Information

Born:

July 24, 1983
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

November 8, 2004

Son of Kenneth Wayne and Bonnie Wasden of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan. Husband of Shannon Leanne Wasden and father of Makayla Dawn Walsh of Lancaster Park, Alberta.

The Province of Saskatchewan honoured Corporal Wasden by naming Dustin Wasden Island for him. The Island can be found in the province's northern reaches on Wasden Lake which honours Dustin's great-uncle Private Harold Douglas Wasden, who died in 1944 in the Netherlands as he fought in the Second World War.

Commemorated on Page 230 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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  • Plaque– This was the laser engraved granite plaque that we designed to mark the unfortunate passing of Cpl Wasden. It was originally displayed at the Kandahar Cenotaph from the date of his passing - and was repatriated to Canada in 2014. Today, it can be seen at the Afghanistan War Memorial located at National Defence Headquarters in Kanata, On. Rod A. McLeod, Designer

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    Plaque
    Plaque – This was the laser engraved granite plaque that we designed to mark the unfortunate passing of Cpl Wasden. It was originally displayed at the Kandahar Cenotaph from the date of his passing - and was repatriated to Canada in 2014. Today, it can be seen at the Afghanistan War Memorial located at National Defence Headquarters in Kanata, On. Rod A. McLeod, Designer
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden
    Photo of Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Dustion Roy Robert Joseph Wasden– Granted by National Defense

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    Photo of Dustion Roy Robert Joseph Wasden
    Photo of Dustion Roy Robert Joseph Wasden – Granted by National Defense
  • Family visit to memorial– Shannon Wasden visited the Memorial in Afghanistan Aug 2010.

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    Family visit to memorial
    Family visit to memorial – Shannon Wasden visited the Memorial in Afghanistan Aug 2010.
  • Group photo– Cpl Dustin Wasden and his daughter Makayla taken before his deployment to Afghanistan.

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    Group photo
    Group photo – Cpl Dustin Wasden and his daughter Makayla taken before his deployment to Afghanistan.

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