Jean-Marc Gueniat

French soldier, Warrant Officer Jean-Marc Gueniat, age 37, was killed on July 13, 2011, in a village in the Tagab District of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, due to a suicide bombing by an insurgent.

French soldiers, local leaders and tribal elders had gathered to discuss potential road projects, new dams, bridges and other development projects that are important elements of the military’s attempts to build goodwill among Afghans and restore the country’s shattered infrastructure, when a suicide bomber walked up and detonated his explosives.

Saint Joan of Arc, pray
for Jean-Marc

Jean-Marc was born in Fontenay aux Roses. He joined the French Army in April 1994 and served on numerous oversees missions including the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, in New Caledonia, in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.

Military officials describe him as a professional and experienced soldier, with a passion for the military. 

Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Jean-Marc Gueniat is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.