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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik was thirty years old when he was killed in Afghanistan on September 3, 2006 while serving with the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat military engineer. He was originally from Waskatenau, Alberta and at the time of his death was serving his second tour in Afghanistan. He was serving with the Canadian Forces in 2 Combat Engineer Regiment based at CFB Petawawa when he was killed in an ambush while leading his section during Operation Medusa, a ground offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
Sergeant Stachnik joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1995. . He assisted with the Winnipeg flood relief in 1997. He worked with the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami, purifying water. There, he received a commendation for outstanding leadership in his role as water supply section commander. He had served two tours in Bosnia and was on his second tour of Afghanistan.
Sergeant Stachnik left behind his parents Hank and Avril Stachnik (2008 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), his sister Deanna, his fiancée Ms Darcy Mitton, and two step children, Elliot and Samantha.
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik
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Page 220 of the In the Service of Canada, Vol. I (1947 – 2014) Book of Remembrance.
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