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Croatia Exhumes Remains of Fallen Veteran Jean-Michel Nicolier

10/30/2025

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Croatia's Veterans’ Minister Tomo Medved announced that four veterans' remains, including French volunteer Jean-Michel Nicolier, were exhumed from mass graves in Vukovar, as Croatia searches for 1,740 missing persons.
Jean-Michel Nicolier fought for Croatia during the Homeland War and was killed in 1991 at age 25.
Nicolier's mother, Lyliane Fournier, and his brother attended the confirmation event.
Nicolier's funeral is planned for next Thursday at the Memorial Cemetery in Vukovar.

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Croatia's Veterans’ Minister Tomo Medved announced that four veterans' remains, including French volunteer Jean-Michel Nicolier, were exhumed from mass graves in Vukovar, as Croatia searches for 1,740 missing persons.
Jean-Michel Nicolier fought for Croatia during the Homeland War and was killed in 1991 at age 25.
Nicolier's mother, Lyliane Fournier, and his brother attended the confirmation event.
Nicolier's funeral is planned for next Thursday at the Memorial Cemetery in Vukovar.