A repatriation ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton, for Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Kent Miller, a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member deployed with Operation UNIFIER and attached to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in a planning and coordination capacity. LCol Miller passed away from medical complications in Belgium.
It is with a heavy heart that Joint Task Force Ukraine announces the loss of one of our soldiers, Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Kent Miller.
LCol Miller was serving with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Casteau, Belgium, under Operation UNIFIER, when he passed away from medical complications on November 25, 2024.
LCol Miller was an Engineering Officer with 24 years of experience in the Canadian Armed Forces. He was most recently the Commanding Officer of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment in Alberta and was deployed to SHAPE in a planning and coordination capacity.
Our deepest condolences go out to the family and loved ones of LCol Miller.
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“We are all deeply saddened by the death of Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Kent Miller, who passed away on November 25, 2024. LCol Miller was a father, a husband and a comrade and his loss will be felt by many.”
- Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin, Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command
“Kent and I served in Afghanistan together, as well as in 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters. I am more than saddened at the loss of my friend and brother in arms. My thoughts are with his family at this time.”
- Lieutenant-Colonel Cole Petersen, Commander, Joint Task Force Ukraine
The aircraft carrying the remains of LCol Miller will arrive at CFB Trenton on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (EST).
Following the ceremony, the motorcade will proceed to the Coroners Office at 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, Downsview, via the Highway of Heroes.
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