The Canadian Press

Body of 83rd Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan returns to CFB Trenton

Fri May 9, 2:37 PM

By The Canadian Press

TRENTON, Ont. - The body of the 83rd Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan has returned home.

The remains of Cpl. Michael Starker, 36, were returned to CFB Trenton Friday aboard a military aircraft. Starker was a Calgary-based medic and reservist who died Tuesday in southern Afghanistan when his patrol was ambushed.

He is survived by his wife Nicole, his parents Gunther and Helen and sister Carolyn.

It was Starker's second tour of Afghanistan.

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