Thanks everyone. Knew Frank ever since he graduated basic training, he pretty much followed behind me on postings. Quiet fellow, never interested in advancing to leadership positions, just wanted to do his job.
The worst part of his death was knowing it was going to be his last deployment and was retiring from the military on his return to Canada. He missed it by less than 3 weeks.
This next few weeks are tough ones for me, lots of memories from good men, many who are friends, that paid the ultimate price.