North Vancouver soldier who died in Wainwright fire remembered as fearless at funeral
A 23-year-old soldier from North Vancouver was remembered Sunday as a globe-trotting, sporty and car-loving man with an infectious sense of humour and a fearless love for life. A photo of Pte. Aidan Goulding sat in front of the hundreds of military personnel, family and friends who gathered at an armoury on a stormy day in Vancouver for his funeral.
Hundreds of family, friends, and military personnel gathered at a Vancouver armoury on Sunday for the funeral of Pte. Aidan Goulding. CBC Canada and CBC News described the 23-year-old North Vancouver soldier as a sporty, car-loving man with an infectious sense of humour and a fearless love for life. His mother, Sonia Monk, told the Vancouver Sun that he loved life and was sometimes more fearless than she would have preferred.
According to Global News, Goulding had been participating in live-fire exercises at CFB Wainwright last month. This training was part of preparations for a potential deployment overseas.
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