2 soldiers who served in Afghanistan found dead

Just asthe last Canadian soldiers deployed in Afghanistan returned home today, news emerged that two soldiers took their own lives.

Cpl. Alain Lacasse, 43,wasfound deadin his home Monday afternoon in Valcartier, Que.

Police said that becauseLacassesdeath was a suicide, they are not giving out any details about what took place.

Canadas Department of National Defence (DND) also confirmed that another soldier in Ontario, Master Cpl. TysonWashburn, was found dead over the weekend.

Washburn, who was from The 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment in Pembroke, Ont. died on Saturday, March 15.

Officials are not releasing any details, but CBC News has learned that Washburnappears to have takenhis own life.

The death did not take place onDNDproperty and is currently under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. As such, it is inappropriate for us to comment on the investigation,DNDSpokesman Daniel LeBouthilliersaid in a statement.

Both men served in Afghanistan

Officials sayWashburn, who joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2006 as a cook, had one deployment in Afghanistan between July to October 2010.

MeanwhileLacasse, who was a member of the Third Battalion of the 22nd Royal Regiment also known as the Van Doos served tours of duty in Bosniaand Afghanistan.

Cpl. Lacasses last deployment was in Afghanistan from July 2007 to February 2008, where he was stationed near Kandahar to take part in patrols.

According to reports, Lacasse encountered some close calls. Just a few days before the end of his mission, Lacasse was riding in a vehicle when a suicide bomber jumped in front of the car.

The vehicle exploded, but no one was injured.

In December, Cpl. Sylvain Lelivre was found dead in the basement of his residence. He had takenhis own life.Like Lacasse, Lelivre participated in various missions abroad, includingBosnia and Afghanistan.

In November, three other Canadian veterans who had served in Afghanistan were found dead within in a week. They had taken their own lives.

Support for soldiers

Spouses of militarypersonnel are calling on the federal government to offer more support to soldiers upon their return froma tour of duty abroad.

I ask myself what it will take for people in Ottawa to wake up the soldiers really need help. We must stop hiding it, said Marie-Jose Huard, president of the Association of Canadian Military Spouses.