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Mark Anthony Graham (May 17, 1973 in Gordon Town, Jamaica – September 4, 2006 in Panjwaii, Afghanistan) was a Canadian Olympic athlete and soldier who died while participating in Operation Medusa during the NATO mission in Afghanistan. Graham grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, lived in Calgary, Alberta and had been stationed at CFB Petawawa in Ontario. He attended Chedoke Middle School and then Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School in Hamilton, then the University of Nebraska and later Kent State in Ohio on track-and-field scholarships.[1] DeathOn September 4, 2006 Graham was killed in a friendly fire incident when two USAF A-10 Thunderbolts fired on his platoon, having mistaken them for Taliban insurgents.[2] See also
References1. ^Alex Dobrota & Omal el Akkad, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060904.wgraham0905/BNStory/Front Friendly fire claims former Olympic athlete], The Globe and Mail. September 5, 2006 2. ^{{cite news|title=Friendly fire that killed Canadian was 'freak accident': major|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2006/09/04/afghanfriendly.html|work=CBC.ca|accessdate=2 May 2011|date=September 4, 2006}} External links
11 : 1973 births|2006 deaths|Black Canadian sportspeople|Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|Canadian military personnel killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Canadian male sprinters|Military personnel killed by friendly fire|Olympic track and field athletes of Canada|Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario|Jamaican emigrants to Canada |
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