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Thank You Mr. Berry.... We Remember. R.I.P. Sir. Canada Will Never Forget
Roger Borchert
January 15, 2021 | Morinville, AB
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Obituary
Remembering Glyn Berry
Jim Farrell
The Edmonton Journal
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
EDMONTON - Canadian diplomat Glyn Berry was bubbling with enthusiasm about his new posting when I first encountered him last September in a dusty Kandahar compound.
"Here, read this book," he said, shoving a Penguin paperback into my hands. The book was a history of Afghanistan; that country's history was a passion we shared.
Situated at a historic crossroads where countless invaders have come to grief, Afghanistan has changed little in 2,000 years, Berry pointed out. It remained to be seen whether the latest group of invaders, which included Canadian troops, would fare any better.
Using gentle diplomacy and promises of aid and advice, the scholarly, ebullient Berry was determined to demonstrate that Afghanistan's latest invasion could have a happy ending, despite a growing spate of bombings and assassinations.
Berry also vowed to help keep me alive a few weeks later when I told him of my intention to slip into Pakistan to interview the leader of that country's most notorious religious school. An excellent idea, Berry said with a twinkle in his eye.
"But you don't want to end up like Danny Pearl."
American journalist Daniel Pearl had set up an interview with a radical Islamic faction in Pakistan in the spring of 2002. Pearl was subsequently taken prisoner and beheaded and video of his execution was posted on the Internet as a warning to pro-American journalists.
Berry knew the territory I was going into, having served with the Canadian High Commission in Pakistan's capital.
The suicide bombing that left Berry dead underlines a claim made by many western officials and aid workers who ride around Afghanistan in civilian cars without the benefit of armed guards. Taliban insurgents and al-Qaeda fighters don't target western civilians, they claim. Their targets are Afghanistan's latest foreign invaders. If you hang out with soldiers, you can expect to become a target.
Berry and I had discussed that theory. When I met him, he told me he was rethinking his transportation options -- should he continue riding with the military or get his own car and driver?
When I went to Quetta, I went in a civilian car with a civilian driver. On Sunday, Berry once again elected to ride in an armoured military convoy.
Guest Book
Mr. Berry R.I.P , I will never forget you. I served with Glyn during his tour and he was a down to earth person, even though he held a high title. He was always motivated to do his job no matter what. I will like to inform Mrs Berry and family my condolences for there lost. We gave some but Glyn gave all, his life in the name of freedom for canada and world peace.
M Johnson
December 29, 2020 | Montreal, QC
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Gorffwys mewn heddwch Glyn. I’m glad you had a fine life. Now you are forever young.
Tina Horkan.
Tina Horkan
September 20, 2020 | Sydney Australia. | Friend
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Thank You Mr. Berry. R.I.P. We Remember
Roger Borchert
January 15, 2020 | Morinville, AB
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Thank You Canadian Diplomat Mr. Glyn Berry. R.I.P. We Will Remember
In thoughts of all those who have given all that could be given for our freedoms, our beliefs, our futures and in thoughts of their families, loved ones, friends and fellow soldiers. Thank You. We Will Remember
Etched in history's past hundred years
Is freedom's struggle forth
As nations stood allied to stand
To stop tyranny's closing doors
So many sons
Lay in far off lands
Never to...
Roger Borchert
November 10, 2016 | Morinville, AB
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Thank You Mr. Berry. R.I.P. We Will Remember
Roger Borchert
November 11, 2015 | Morinville, AB
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My poem for this Easter 2015
There are times respect
Grasps at the heart
For a gift so far beyond
Incomprehensibly stilled within the minds
Of those who've seen the light
So brightly shone within mind's eye
As real as life can bare
As heroes rode a highway home
Tears welled up within eyes
A nation stood, so near, to show
Their families, loved ones, friends
They weren't alone in sorrow's depth
As their loved ones returned home
On this, such...
Roger Borchert
April 03, 2015 | Morinville, AB
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For the Families of our Canadian Forces who lost a loved one during or due to their service for our nation, Christmas 2014
I have seen the frost the low clouds bring
As it rests on every branch
Glistens forth from each blade of grass
Paints pictures on the glass
Captured for a moment
Till sunshine's glow warms the chill
That froze each thought
The low clouds brought
As they wrapped around the soul
But the glisten, oh that glisten
Its sparkle shining...
Roger Borchert
December 23, 2014 | Morinville, AB
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My Poem For the Families of Our Fallen This Christmas 2012
Angel's feathers falling
To remind us they're up there
Wind chimes sounding gently
To let us know the lord is near
Today is but a lull, in winter's nasty chill
One can see the storm clouds building
Circling, all around us now
We hold so close the warmth that was
To let it not escape
Yet no matter how hard we try
The warmth, it finds the gate
The chill it reaches down inside
Attaches to the...
Roger Borchert
December 23, 2012 | Slave Lake, AB
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