A member of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, Spr Holopina was killed in a vehicle accident on 4 Jul 1996 while participating in Operation ALLIANCE. Spr Holopina and his comrades were on their way to help rescue a group of British soldiers who were stranded in a minefield when, to avoid an accident, their Bison left the road and rolled down a ravine. Spr Holopina lost his life when the vehicle rolled over. He was the first Canadian soldier to lose his life in Bosnia under NATO command. Dedicated to Sapper Holopina, a Manitoba native. (Also refer to memorial number 35059-034, 35070-041, 35070-042, 46003-012, and 46005-062)