Thursday, July 14, 2011

French Army Master Corporal Sebastien Vermeille

French Master Corporal Sébastien Vermeille, age 31, was one of five French soldiers killed on 13th July 2011 while attending a meeting with village elders in the village of Joybar, Kapisa province. They were all killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb.

M-Cpl. Vermeille was a broadcasting operator with the SIRPA Army of Lyon which he joined in 2009. Prior to that he served with the 1st Regiment of Marines in Angoulême. He had previously served in Ivory Coast, Djibouti, New Caledonia, Chad and Kosovo. He deployed to Afghanistan in May this year with Lafayette Task Force, Battle Group Raptor.

M-Cpl. Vermeille leaves behind his wife and two children.

3 comments:

  1. Repose en paix

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  2. James Beacher15 July, 2011 09:37

    RIP soldier. I didn't know you but I will remember you.

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  3. RIP soldier. I will pray for you and your family.

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