Very sad story for the family.  Our government, particularly the party of 'law & order' and the military brass should hang there heads in shame.  As for the rest of us, civilian and service personnel alike, here is the lesson.  

Our government and military requires that our soldiers have blind patriotism and the belief that whether 'my country right or wrong' I will do my duty.  This thinking amounts to having blind faith in the decisions of politicians.  This mindset should be unacceptable in our 21st century society.  The politicians and the military that expect other Canadians to risk their lives are VERY political.  Canadians should be more political, particularly when  asked to support a war.  Thomas Welch should not have been in Afghanistan because our government should not have sent him there in the first place.

I appreciate that my thoughts on the subject are controversial particularly for families that paid the greatest price & who continue to search for a valid reason.