SGT Chris Karigiannis, 3 PPCLI - Laval, Qc
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LadyKarine
N 45° 33.140 W 073° 44.495
18T E 598224 N 5045080
Cette patinoire a été nommée en l'honneur du Sergent Chris Karigiannis tué en juin 2007 à 40 km à l'ouest de Kandahar.
This rink was given the SGT name who got killed on June 20th 2007 outside Kandahar.
The sergent is a school graduate from 1992.
Waymark Code: WMY3YD
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 04/15/2018
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Le Sergent Chris Karigiannis est mort avec deux confrères soldats lorsque leur véhicule a heurté un engin explosif improvisé le 20 juin 2007, près de Kandahar, en Afghanistan. Il était membre du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), et rattaché à la base d’Edmonton, en Alberta.
Né en 1975, Chris Karigiannis est un gradué de Chomedey Polyvalent High School (école secondaire maintenant appelée Laval Liberty High School) et a obtenu un diplôme en entretien des avions du collège John Abbott de Montréal. Il a été un membre dévoué des Cadets de l’Air dès l’âge de 13 ans et a reçu les trois distinctions les plus élevées qu’un Cadet de l’Air puisse recevoir : L’échelon le plus élevé d’adjudant-chef, la Médaille Lord Strathcona ainsi qu’une bourse d’études des Cadets de l’Air.
Il a joint l’Armée en 2003, après avoir complété ses études collégiales. Il était un pilote passionné de vol récréatif, un globe-trotter, un amateur de saut en parachute et a même été choisi comme membre de l’équipe élite canadienne des Skyhawks lorsqu’il était soldat dans l’armée. Sa mère et ses frères sont fiers que son alma mater, Laval Liberty High School, se soit mobilisée en mémoire de Chris et du 3e Bataillon PPCLI pour influencer de manière positive les changements sociaux dans la communauté.
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Sergeant Chris Karigiannis was killed along with two fellow soldiers, when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on June 20, 2007, outside Kandahar, Afghanistan.
He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Born in 1975, he graduated from Chomedey Polyvalent High School (now known as Laval Liberty High School) and earned a degree in Aircraft Maintenance from John Abbot College in Montréal. He was an enthusiastic member of the Air Cadets since the age of thirteen, and achieved the three highest awards that can be held by any Air Cadet: The top rank of WO-1 (CWO), the Lord Strathcona Medal, and having been selected for the Air Cadet Flying Scholarship.
He joined the army in 2003, immediately after completing his college degree. He was also an avid recreational pilot, world traveler, and skydiver, and had the distinction of being selected as a member of Canada’s elite Skyhawks team while he was still only a Private in the army. His mother and brothers are very proud that his alma mater, Laval Liberty High School, has rallied around the memory of Chris and 3PPCLI to effect much positive social change in their community.
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