French Army M-Corporal Lionel Chevalier

French Army Caporal-chef (Master Corporal) Lionel Chevalier, age 24, died in Tagab, Afghanistan on 10th June 2011.

M-Cpl Chevalier, serving with the 35th Infantry Regiment, suffered a fatal gunshot wound while holding his weapon when he was returning from a patrol mission.

M-Cpl. Chevalier, from Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, joined the French Army in 2005. He had previously served in Central Africa, Lebanon and Guyana. He deployed to Afghanistan in May 2011.

His comrades described him as an excellent athlete, cheerful and highly motivated.

French Army WO Laurent Mosic

French Army Sergent-chef Laurent Mosic was killed in action on 6th July 2010 during an operation in the Sherkhel area south of Tagab. He was killed by the blast of an insurgent bomb.

38-year-old WO Mosic served with the 13th Engineer Regiment (13th RG) of Valdahon, and was on a joint operation with the 1st Infantry, 3rd Brigade of the Afghan army when the incident occurred.