A Nova Scotia soldier is back on home soil. The remains of Sgt. James (Jimmy) MacNeil arrived at the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport last night. MacNeil was killed by an improvised explosive device on June 20, while on a foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay, during his fourth and final tour of Afghanistan.
Slain sargeant’s body brought home
A Nova Scotia soldier is back on home soil. The remains of Sgt. James(Jimmy) MacNeil arrived at the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport lastnight.