This plaquette is a reproduction of the bronze relief “Fallen Comrade” which was created by Canadian artist Silvia Pecota and is dedicated to those who laid their lives for Canada while serving in Afghanistan (2001-2014). This bronze became part of the cenotaph on Kandahar Air Field in 2007. It is now an integral part of the Kandahar Cenotaph that is on permanent display at the Afghanistan Memorial Hall in Ottawa.
The second copy of the bronze that was originally at Camp Mirage (Dubai, UAE) is now on display at the National Air Force Museum of Canada (Trenton, ON).
 
Note: A plaquette is a small low relief sculpture in bronze or other materials. These became popular during the Italian Renaissance and were ­­­created for commemorative, religious as well as for decorative purposes. They "typically fit within the hand"; at the smaller end they overlap with medals, and at the larger they begin to be called plaques.
The form began in the 1440s in Italy, but spread across Europe in the next century, especially to France, Germany and the Low Countries. The French and German continued to be popular into the 17th century and there was a revival from about 1850. They have been closely related to the medal, and many awards today are in the form of plaquettes, as plaquettes are less restricted in their subject-matter than the medal, and has allowed the artist more freedom.