19.02.2013 - Mali: Zahynul francouzský voják

Member 2. foreigners members of the parachute regiment (2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes), sergent-chef (warrant officer) Harold Vormezeele, died in a conflict from terrorist groups around the eleventh hour in the mountains of the Adrar.
French forces launched an operation Panthère in the mountains of the Adrar in northern Mali. Attended by 150 French and malian troops with the support of heavy reconnaissance vehicles and air support machines Mirage.

Sergent-chef (warrant officer) Harold Vormezeele was born 24. July 1979 in Belgium. In 1999 he joined the foreign legion. After training with 4. foreign regiment, was in 1999 included in the 2. the foreigners vysadkového regiment. In 2010, became a naturalized Frenchman..
During his service through many missions. In the year 2000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001 in Gabon, in the years 2001 and 2011 in Djibouti, 2003 in New Caledonia, 2006 in Côte d'ivoire, 2007, in the central African republic and Afghanistan in the years 2008, 2010 and 2011. 23. January 2013, he served in operation Cheetah in Côte d'ivoire. And already in the night from 27. 28. January was in the framework of operation Serval dropped over Timbuktu in Mali.
He was a recipient of several honours including the military cross for bravery and commemorative medal for missions abroad.
He died at the age of 33 years and became the second victim in operation Serval in the ranks of the French armed forces.

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