As Canadians mourn the death of another soldier, people in Bright, Ont. gathered to remember one of their own killed in Afghanistan last year.

Bright is likely the smallest community that will be visited by the Portraits of Honour National Tour, but may have brought together the biggest crowd so far with hundreds gathered to pay tribute.

A portrait of Pte. Tyler William Todd, a farm boy from Bright and a member of the local fire department, is among the faces.

Todd was killed in Afghanistan in April 2010, and his parents were both moved by the turnout.

His mother Bev Todd says "It's just overwhelming and it actually, it makes me proud to be a Canadian."

Meanwhile Tyler's father Bryan Todd adds "It's overwhelming, all the community come together, the different cities and villages."

The tribute to Canada's fallen soldiers is travelling across Canada, and currently features the faces of 156 people. The portrait was done by Cambridge artist Dave Sopha.

Sopha is emotional about the thought of having to add yet another face, after the death of Master Cpl. Francis Roy over the weekend. He is the 157th member of the Canadian Forces to die as part of the Afghan mission.

Sopha expects to complete the addition over the next couple of days and says "It never left my mind…now I knew I had to put another one on, it's a little emotional."

But Bev says "It's important that people realize what is still going on and they are helping women and children go to school, stuff that is really important, that we take for granted…We wake up every morning and go to bed every night safe, other people don't."

At the fire hall Tyler's hook remains and a monument sits outside.

Bright Fire Chief Rick Richardson says "I'm really glad that this came here today, and it's going to help the firefighters, it's going to help the family, it's going to help the community to heal."

There was another special item on display in Bright on Monday, the Book of Remembrance, which contains the names of more than 1,700 people who have died in the service of Canada.

Normally kept in the Peace Tower in Ottawa, the book was turned proudly to the page with the name Pte. Tyler William Todd.