Cpl Stephen Bolger served with 1 PARA Special Forces Support Group. He was killed on 30 May 2009 by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Musa Qala region of Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan during Op Herrick IX.
His Commanding Officer said:
"Stephen was, quite simply, an extraordinary man doing an extraordinary job. He embodied a life based on service to others, duty and self-sacrifice - the life of a soldier. He chose this life and lived it with a passion; he died prematurely, but he died doing what he loved."
"He gave his all for his friends, for The Parachute Regiment and for the difficult task he faced. How privileged we are to have known this courageous and talented soldier and every member of the unit is very proud and deeply honoured to have served alongside him."
"We think now about his family; our thoughts and prayers are with them, and in the silence of their lives we hope they will draw strength from the same memories we all share."
He is now buried at Cromer Town Cemetery, Norfolk.
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