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PHOTOS BY ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERCELEBRATING A HOMECOMING:At left, Julie Lloyd ties a yellow ribbon around a tree as she prepares to welcome her son, Duncan, 24, home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. At right, Duncan'sgirlfriend Elyse Floyd and his parents Ken and Julie stand in front of a Welcome Home banner that greeted the master corporal upon his return to Oakville. People lead a simple life in undeveloped countryContinued from page 1you just want to go and get your job done. Youre beauty of the surrounding mountains.their daily lives. So many of the locals are poorvolatile Panjwaii District from August 2010 toalso nervous because you are going to a theatre The way the people of Afghanistan live alsoand so they lead more simple lives, have moremid-July 2011.of conflict. I was nervous because although I had left a lasting impression on Lloyd.simple desires and they are just happy with whatThis was not his first deployment, having confidence in my training, my training had In the Golan Heights it was more developed.they have. I found that fascinating.served a tour in the Golan Heights as part of thenever been tested.In Panjwaii it wasnt very developed, saidHeadquartered within a command post setUnited Nations peacekeeping mission fromLeaving his family and starting a new job in Lloyd.up inside the Panjwaii District Centre (offices of 2005-2006.a new environment also added to the mixture of Panjwaii is more of a rural district. It wasthe government representatives for the area),Afghanistan, however, was to prove a far dif-emotions Lloyd said he was feeling prior to exciting to see the whole area. They live in aLloyds unit supplied the International Securityferent experience.deployment to Afghanistan, the start of which he completely different culture, they have a com-Assistance Forces (ISAF) present there withYou go through emotional phases as the said marked the end of one chapter in his life and pletely different mentality and, of course, becausecomputer and radio communications.tour draws closer and closer, said Lloyd.the beginning of a new one.the education system there has fallen to pieces,Panjwaii has seen considerable CanadianYou are anxious to get over there because Lloyds first impressions of Afghanistan they do have a different mindset. It was justblood spilled over the years through both con-you have been going through the training andrevolved around the intense heat and the intense interesting to see the way they would go aboutventional fighting and Improvised ExplosiveSee Afghan page 14Bonus Card FAMILY GOLFLEARNINGNow AvailableCENTREBuy 10 Large Get 2 FreeNew Adults And Kids ClassesTe Line & Short GmStarting June 15, 16, 18 & 21 Memberships Half PriceDBMM GPS EFUBJMTWe are a unique centre challenging the most serious golfer, but catering to family fun & enjoymentt (PMG GPS ,JET 4VNNFS (PMG $BNQT t (PMG GPS 8PNFOt "DSF 4IPSU (BNF 1SBDUJDF 1VUUJOH (SFFO 4BOE #VOLFST i/PUIJOH MJLF JU JO 0OUBSJPwt (PMG GPS #FHJOOFST "EWBODFE 5FDIOJRVFTt #VDDBOFFST -BOEJOH PVS $IBMMFOHJOH .JOJ 1VUU $PVSTFt 0QFO BMM ZFBS SPVOEt $1(" -1(" *OTUSVDUPSTNew Programs - Golf/Hockey Fun CampParent & Child Starts Jly 23Call: 905-842-2423 ex. 1005Golf for Kids July 23Golf Camps Start July 4Adult Full Swing July 28 1455 Joshuas Creek Drive $5.$!3 34 % 500%2 -)$$,% 2$ 1%7 XXX 'BNJMZ(PMG0BLWJMMF DPN/!+6),,%1%7 4/ "52,).'4/.4/ -)33)33!5'!905-842-6120www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, July 21, 2011 122 4( ,).%&/2$ $*/3(5!3 #2%%+ $2 42!&!,'%2 2$ "2/.4% 2$