Collateral Damage - The Casualties of War
It’s a sad reality that we have had many tributes to fallen soldiers created on Respectance. Every time there is a new casualty our collective hearts sink. This week our hearts sank a little lower when we read of Shirley Case’s death in Afghanistan.
Shirley meant a lot to her collegues, and I am sure that she meant even more to those she helped,
“It was with particular sadness we learned of the deaths of Shirley Case and Jacqueline Kirk. We are proud and privileged to have had them on our CARE Canada team in the past. We knew them. We worked with them. They were part of our family. Both will be greatly missed by the entire CARE family.”
………..Kevin McCort, CEO, CARE Canada
It is tragic that so many innocent men and women are dying through out the world, not as armed combatents but as innocents. Some are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and others are those who are ‘made examples of’.
Shirley, and all of the other brave men and women working throughout the world for NGO’s, risking the health and their lives deserve to work safely, and deserve our respect. Thank you Kevin McCort for sharing Shirley’s story with us and creating an online tribute.
Thank you Shirley for all that you did.
20 Aug
Comment by Lily Amanpour at 4:34 am, August 25th, 2008