{"id":2229,"date":"2021-09-20T11:18:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T11:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2021-09-20T11:21:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T11:21:33","slug":"dion-jonathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/dion-jonathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dion, Jonathan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends were so important to Jonathan that he and his friends called their close-knit group \u201cla familia.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was a very social, loyal man who was close to his family.<\/p>\n

He was known for his unique smile. He loved being a soldier and was especially happy being in the company of brothers and sisters in arms.<\/p>\n

Jonathan lived the major part of his life in the city of Gatineau. He loved his homeland and the neighbourhood he grew up in.<\/p>\n

Jonathan loved playing basketball and listening to music. As a teenager, he proudly sported baggy pants and listened to rap music.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Forces fulfilled him. He enlisted in the Army in January 2005 and he became a new man, “A Proud Man<\/b>.”<\/p>\n

His stay in Afghanistan was his first mission abroad. He lived his life fully and loved his job. He had heart to make a difference and help build a better world.<\/p>\n

Before leaving for Afghanistan, he got a tattoo dedicated to his mother as a promise of his return. The tattoo session took place the weekend before his deployment and his mother was able to read the message just before he left for Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

By Susan Blackman Abma<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Portrait by Susan Abma<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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September 4, 1988 – August 1, 2009
\nHometown: Val d’Or, Quebec
\nUnit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e R\u00e9giment Battle Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDion, Jonathan - Project Heroes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/dion-jonathan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dion, Jonathan - Project Heroes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"September 4, 1988 - August 1, 2009 Hometown: Val d'Or, Quebec Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e R\u00e9giment Battle Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/dion-jonathan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Project Heroes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-20T11:18:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-09-20T11:21:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JONATHAN-DION-portrait1IKR-10302014-2605.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"504\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"648\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/dion-jonathan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/dion-jonathan\/\",\"name\":\"Dion, Jonathan - 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