Stefan Steć

Stefan Steć
Stefan Steć along with street children in Ndera (Kigali, Rwanda)
Born(1964-11-11)November 11, 1964
Warsaw, Poland
DiedSeptember 29, 2005(2005-09-29) (aged 40)
The Hague, Netherlands
RankMajor
UnitUNTAC, UNAMIR
AwardsCross of Merit for Bravery

Stefan Steć (11 November 1964 in Warsaw – 29 September 2005 in The Hague) was a major of the Polish Armed Forces. In 1994, he served as a peacekeeper in the UNAMIR forces in Rwanda under general Roméo Dallaire. For his dedication in saving lives during Rwandan genocide at the risk to his own, he was awarded the Cross of Merit for Bravery by Polish President Lech Wałęsa. He died at the age of 40 due to complications from posttraumatic stress disorder.

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