A native of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Master Corporal Clayton Matchee (born 1965) was a Canadian soldier and a central figure in the Somalia Affair. Meadow Lake is a town of approximately 6,000 people, located in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Somalia Affair was a Canadian military scandal in the mid 1990s. ...

A member of the Cree Flying Dust First Nation reserve, Matchee is one of five children in his family. The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which...

He joined the Canadian military in 1984, and moved into Canada's elite Airborne Regiment in 1988. The regiment was sent to participate in the humanitarian mission in Somalia in 1993. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was a Canadian Forces formation created on April 8, 1968. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

On March 16 a sixteen year old Somali teenager Shidane Arone was captured trying to steal from the Canadian compound. He was placed in the custody of Matchee who bound him and proceeded to beat him with his feet, batons, and fists. Matchee was joined by Kyle Brown and the guards posed for photos with Arone's battered body. Sixteen soldiers were in the room at the time of the beatings and most of the base could hear the screaming. Arone died of his injuries during the night. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... Shidane Arone (1977? - 17 March 1993) was a Somali teenager who was beaten to death by Canadian soldiers from the Canadian Airborne Regiment. ...

Matchee was arrested two days later, and coincidentally held in the same cell in which Arone's body had been found^[1]. On March 19th, he attempted suicide by hanging himself with a drawstring from his jacket. He was discovered and brought to the National Defence Medical Centre in Ottawa. He survived, but suffered massive brain damage as a direct result. His parents, and wife Marj, maintained that it was not a suicide attempt, but a bungled attempt to murder Matchee.^[2] Either way, due to his actions, he will not be going to heaven. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Canadian Forces Health Services Centre on Alta Vista Drive in Ottawa by CHEO and the Ottawa General Hospital. ...

He was ruled unfit for trial and has spent some years in saskatchewan hospital in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, close to his home town of Meadow Lake. A larger scandal erupted over the systemic problems in the military and the attempt to cover up the events. This led to the eventual dissolution of the Airborne and a sharp decline in the reputation of the entire Canadian Forces. North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Tree Paper Birch Bird Sharp-tailed Grouse Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Meadow Lake is a town of approximately 6,000 people, located in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces Canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ...

References

1. ^ http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-71-723-4327/conflict_war/somalia/
2. ^ http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-71-723-4327/conflict_war/somalia/