James Hayward Arnal Tribute

Body of Cpl. James Arnal back on Canadian soil

Updated Tue. Jul. 22 2008 4:50 PM ET

The Canadian Press

TRENTON, Ont. -- The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan is back on Canadian soil.

Cpl. James Arnal, 25, was killed July 18 by a roadside bomb while he was on foot patrol.

Friends, family, and dignitaries gathered at CFB Trenton to meet the Canadian Forces plane carrying Arnal's body.

Arnal was on his second tour of Afghanistan and had already signed up for a third.

Friends described him as a funny, spontaneous, and adventurous individual who travelled to Africa and Asia before serving in Afghanistan.

Arnal, the 88th Canadian soldier to die on the Afghan mission, told his friends and family that he was born to be a soldier.