via Armée de l'air...
Chief Sergeant Thomas Dupuy was engaged in Mali since August 2, 2014. The NCO was holder of the cross of the military Valor with Silver Star and bronze star, the overseas medal clip Sahel and Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the silver of national defence Medal and the Medal of the wounded.A couple of things here.
The Aviator lived in concubinage, without children.
32 years old, he died in the accomplishment of its mission in the service of the France.
The air force share the pain of his family and his brothers in arms. (Translated by Bing)
My sympathy goes out to his family. Next. I don't know what an Air Commando is. Are they similar to USAF Special Ops or are they somewhat like a type of "Ranger" unit? I have no idea.
But the point of this post is that the low grade war in Mali appears to be raging on.
Now we have the US in Liberia. The Brits are in Senegal and Kenya. The French are in Mali. I don't know where the Dutch are but they're roaming the continent.
Africa is really lining up to be the next battle ground for the Western world.
