The brief farewell ceremony was led by the brigade commander, Colonel Maciej Jabłoński, who presented the departing soldier with a commemorative brigade gorget, thanked him for his many years of service in the 10BKPanc and wished him success in his future endeavors. Then, Major Wojciech Strzelecki spoke on behalf of the subunit commander, Lieutenant Colonel Michał Rohde.
“Service in the battalion was not easy, but it was filled with many tasks that you performed very well; you supported us with your knowledge and skills. For that, I would like to thank you now. Thank you for being with us for so many years—15 years in the battalion. On your new path, I wish you health, for you and your family, and success. And we invite you to the battalion celebrations,” Major Strzelecki said. He then presented Warrant Officer Wróblewski with a certificate of recognition and the subunit’s gorget.
The ceremony concluded with a group commemorative photograph.
Junior Warrant Officer Sebastian Wróblewski began his professional military service in 1997 in the 11th Mechanized Brigade as an assistant platoon commander and squad commander. In 1999, he assumed the duties of a clerk at the 10BKPanc, and two years later became a squad commander. From 2008 to 2010, he served as an assistant platoon commander, and in subsequent years was a training-device operator, an optoelectronics technician and deputy platoon commander and squad commander. He took part in the first mission in Kosovo (2000), the second rotation of the Polish Military Contingent in Iraq (2004), the first rotation of the Polish Military Contingent in Chad (2008), and the eighth and fourteenth rotations of the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan.
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