15
th September 2017
The soldier died on 15
th September 2017 after the attack of a Romanian patrol carrying out a mission in Kandahar region, Afghanistan.
At the proposal of the minister of national defence, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, decorated 2
nd Lieutenant Mădălin Stoica posthumously with National Order "Steaua României" (the Star of Romania) of Knight's rank, with military insignia, as a token of appreciation and gratitude for his devotion and sacrifice shown while in mission in the Theater of Operations in Afghanistan.