Sunday, August 14, 2011

Lieutenant Camille Levrel

French Army Lieutenant Camille Levrel, from the 152nd Infantry Regiment (152 RI) was killed in action on 14th August 2011 after being shot by enemy forces during a mission in Kapisa.

The 36-year-old officer was married with three children. He had served the French Army for 14 years. During that time, he served in Germany, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Chad and Kosovo. This was his second deployment to Afghanistan. He deployed to Afghanistan on 31st May this year as part of Operation "Pamir".

Lt. Levrel was awarded the Gold Medal of National Defense (Infantry), among other medals during his career.

Lt. Levrel was described as being highly motivated with a serious and professional attitude.

1 comment:

  1. so sad... knew his son while i was studying in France... he is in the army too

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