He is an experienced soldier, "we explained yesterday afternoon at the 132nd Battalion based in canine Suippes. "This is very bad news that we were not long since arrived. "
Corporal seriously injured Saturday night in Afghanistan is 23 years old, but already accumulated four years of service.
He was in the same armored vehicle (VAB) the hunter's 7th BCA Alpine, Clement Chamarier, killed by firing an RPG rocket launcher during a major operation in the valley of Alasay. "The rocket that struck an armored vehicle is returned to the cockpit," said Lieutenant-Colonel Régis Mircher, commanding officer of the 132nd BCAT.
The explosion was particularly wounded in the left leg.
"The injuries were immediately reported by the physician of the convoy, which was evacuated by helicopter to the corporal's Hospital KAIA (Kabul International Airport). Supported by the Health Department of armies, he was transferred to France on Sunday in a military hospital, "said the officer Suippes.
The evacuation lasted a total of less than 24 hours between the time of the explosion of the rocket and the landing of the wounded on French soil.
Detect "insurgents"
Corporal was embedded in the operation to achieve a mission to support the infantry. Dogs of the 132nd include CTAB used to detect the places where the "insurgents" as the term in force in the army.
Operation could last several more days.
Originally from Paris region, single and childless, the corporal in question - whose identity was not disclosed by the Army - is committed to the 132nd BCAT in September 2007 as master dog. He has already participated in two operations (OPEX), Lebanon in 2009 and Haiti in 2010. He was in Afghanistan since November 13 last.
"His days are most at risk," advised his regiment, despite the extreme seriousness of his injuries.
BCAT The 132nd was mourning month last by the accidental death of a corporal of 25 who returned from leave. The young man had died in a car accident at the height of Cheppe.
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