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Crowds Expected to Pay Tribute to Canadian Soldier From Hamilton Who Died in Latvia
The 24-year-old soldier's repatriation ceremony includes a motorcade to Toronto on the Highway of Heroes, with his death near Riga under investigation, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a repatriation ceremony for Sebastian Halmagean, 24, will be held at 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Quinte West, Ontario; he died near Riga, Latvia, last Thursday.
- A father from Stoney Creek recalled that Halmagean was proud to serve and on his first deployment to Latvia, living out a childhood dream, before he died.
- Ceremony timing and a Highway of Heroes motorcade are planned; the aircraft is due at 2:30 p.m. ET, with the ceremony starting between 2:45 to 3 p.m., the DND said.
- The DND says the circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation, and Ned Kuruc, Conservative MP for Stoney Creek, paid tribute in the House of Commons on Monday.
- Community tributes emphasize that family and neighbors remember him as a 'wonderful son, friend and loyal soldier,' underscoring the personal loss to his community.
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Body of Canadian soldier who died in Latvia being repatriated today. How to pay your respect along Highway of Heroes motorcade
The repatriation ceremony for Gunner Sebastian Halmagean will happen Tuesday, Feb. 3 at CFB Trenton followed by a motorcade to Toronto via the Highway of Heroes (Highway 401).
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