The hearse carrying Corporal Brian Pinksen to Toronto passes by a photo of him placed by Trenton residents, as it leaves Canadian Forces Base in Trenton September 2, 2010. Pinksen was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated during a routine patrol southwest of Kandahar City on August 22. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - Cpl. Brian Pinksen, the latest Canadian soldier to become a casualty of the war in Afghanistan, was repatriated to Canada Thursday.

Tears flowed at Repatriation Row as the body of Pinksen, 21, was carried off a Polaris airbus.

Pinksen died at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre Aug. 30 from injuries sustained when the vehicle in which he was riding was hit by an IED blast on Aug. 22. The young soldier was from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, based in Corner Brook, Nfld.

As with all repatriation ceremonies, hundreds of people lined both sides of Repatriation Row as the procession moved slowly by.

Among those gathered to pay tribute to the fallen soldier were Raynald and Elaine Bouthillier, whose 20-year-old son was killed by an IED blast in March 2009.

“I remember when we drove out of the base and saw all those people standing up along the highway, it was great to feel all the support from the community,” said Elaine. “It was a big help for our family to live through the loss of our son.”

The Bouthilliers were on their way back to Hearst, Ont., after a vacation in Montreal when they heard of Pinksen's death.

“That’s when we decided to ride our motorcycle through Trenton on our way home,” said Raynald. “We wanted to pay respect to his family.”

Pinksen is the 152nd Canadian soldier to be killed during the Afghan mission since 2002.

Gov.-Gen. Michaëlle Jean, National Defence Minister Peter MacKay, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walt Natynczyk and other dignitaries attended the ceremony.