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\u00c9tienne was a big-hearted, high-spirited, reliable man, who was always willing to help others. Known as the clown of the battalion, \u00c9tienne made it his mission to keep everyone happy.<\/p>\n

At the age of 18, \u00c9tienne joined the military, to his family\u2019s surprise. A tall and skinny man, he built up his muscles when he joined the army, loving every minute of it. He was a light-armoured vehicle driver in the infantry and, on his first foreign mission, was promoted from sapper to corporal, but never had the chance to wear his rank.<\/p>\n

An avid hockey player, rollerblader, and video gamer, \u00c9tienne made an effort to be active and was never one to stay home. He enjoyed spending many a time hanging around the campfire with friends. He moved in with Cinthia, his girlfriend of four years, shortly before his tour of duty began. He was in constant contact with his family, by phone or Internet, while he was in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook tribute to her lost love, Cinthia said, “I am writing you a last goodbye. I could never forget you are my first love and fate put an end to it … I will never forget you.” Many of \u00c9tienne\u2019s friends also paid tribute to him online, saying he was \u201calways smiling\u201d and maintained \u201ca good mood despite the hardships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00c9tienne will be remembered for his ambitious nature and bravery. Called \u201cJellybean\u201d by friends, he always made an effort to take care of those around him. He never complained, no matter what surrounded him, and remained positive throughout his war experiences. The military was \u00c9tienne\u2019s life and he achieved great success in the profession he chose.<\/p>\n

By: Kaylen Small<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Portrait by Shairl Honey<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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September 4, 1988 – August 1, 2009
\nHometown: Val d’Or, Quebec
\nUnit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e R\u00e9giment Battle Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nGonthier, \u00c9tienne - Project Heroes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/gonthier-etienne\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gonthier, \u00c9tienne - Project Heroes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"September 4, 1988 - August 1, 2009 Hometown: Val d'Or, Quebec Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e R\u00e9giment Battle Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/gonthier-etienne\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Project Heroes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-20T12:41:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-09-20T12:43:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-PORTRAIT-GONTHIER-Etienne-web1HGQ-10302014-8297.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"504\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"648\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/gonthier-etienne\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/gonthier-etienne\/\",\"name\":\"Gonthier, \u00c9tienne - 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