"Greater love has no man..."

Pte. Colin William Wilmot

A Canadian military medic lauded by peers for his quick smile, sharp intellect, and generous heart has been killed by an explosion during a foot patrol in Afghanistan. A Canadian military medic who lobbied hard to be sent to Afghanistan was killed by an explosion early Sunday near Kandahar city. Pte. Colin William Wilmot died after a bomb exploded while he was on overnight foot patrol with troops from the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in the Panjwaii district. Wilmot, whose age has not been released, was pronounced dead at the military hospital at Kandahar Airfield a few hours later. The Edmonton-based medic was remembered by comrades as the top student in his basic medical course and a young man with a perpetually sunny disposition. They said Wilmot, who had been with the military for three years, was not originally scheduled to join the current rotation in Afghanistan, but demanded to be sent. "He quickly marched in to see his regiment sergeant major to indicate he was eager to serve," said Brig.-Gen. Denis Thompson, Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan. "Colin wanted it known that should a spot become available on the mission, he wanted in. "He was selected to fill a vacancy soon after, because he was motivated, he was skilled, and because he was eager to make a difference in the lives of ordinary Afghans." He leaves behind a fiancée, Laura. (CBC here)

You so DID make a difference, Pte Wilmot. Please keep all who loved Colin in your prayers, and a special one for all the medics who are working in KAF.