Yes indeed, the song is about a Canadian soldier who made the supreme sacrifice, probably in Afghanistan.
A bit of context: Canadian fallen soldiers are usually flown to CFB Trenton for a repatriation ceremony, then taken by an official motorcade--hearse(s) and military /diplomatic personnel---to Toronto, Ontario for an autopsy--that might seem unnecessary, but it's what we do: for example, in some cases there might be forensic evidence to acquire if the cause of death might be unclear for some reason.
The highway from the base to Toronto was actually renamed "Highway of Heroes" about ten years ago after people spontaneously began gathering on the overpasses with flags, to pay their respects to the fallen as the motorcade went by.
Hete are some links on the subject:
Yes indeed, the song is about a Canadian soldier who made the supreme sacrifice, probably in Afghanistan.
A bit of context: Canadian fallen soldiers are usually flown to CFB Trenton for a repatriation ceremony, then taken by an official motorcade--hearse(s) and military /diplomatic personnel---to Toronto, Ontario for an autopsy--that might seem unnecessary, but it's what we do: for example, in some cases there might be forensic evidence to acquire if the cause of death might be unclear for some reason. The highway from the base to Toronto was actually renamed "Highway of Heroes" about ten years ago after people spontaneously began gathering on the overpasses with flags, to pay their respects to the fallen as the motorcade went by.
Hete are some links on the subject:
http://www.cbc.ca/1.818679 http://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/09/07/stretch-of-401-officially-renamed-highway-of-heroes/