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Acting Corporal Richard Robinson 1st Battalion The Rifles died, aged 21, under enemy fire in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on 17 January, 2009.

RIP lad. U do us all proud.

Cpl Danny Nield from 1st Battalion The Rifles, who was serving with 29 Commando died from injuries sustained during an exchange of fire on a patrol in Helmand Province 30th January 2009.

WOII R Megahy, for everything done on and off the field.  I love you and miss you. x

Royal Marine Darren Smith, 27, was killed in action in Afghanistan on 14 February, 2009.

Marine Smith, from 45 Commando, died of a gunshot wound after coming under fire during a Taliban ambush in an area to the south west of Sangin in Northern Helmand.

Rest in peace lad, your sacrifice won't be forgotton.

AngelPhoenix says ...

I have awoken this morning to learn of the terrible murder of 2 of our boys from 38 Engineer Regiment last night.  They were shot in a drive-by while collecting what they thought was pizza outside their barrcks.  Cold blooded doesn't even beging to describe it.

 

Thoughts, love and prayers to them, their families, loved ones and those left behind.

Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from Wood Green, London were killed at Massareene Army base in Antrim.7th March 2009

Sir Martin Garrod, who died 17 April aged 73, commanded the Royal Marines and helped bring peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s.

Born in Darjeeling, India, in May 1935, he became a Naval officer and joined the Marines, serving in Cyprus, Borneo and Belfast. He went to Bosnia as a member of the EC Monitor Mission in 1993, helping rebuild Mostar, and, valued for his common touch, was appointed the EU Special Envoy in 1995. When he left the region in 1998, its greatly improved condition owed much to him.

The latest officer to be killed in action during an operation in southern Afghanistan was named yesterday by defence officials as Lieutenant Paul Mervis from London. Lt Mervis was a platoon commander with 2nd Battalion The Rifles. He died on Friday from a blast near Sangin in northern Helmand Province.

Hi I recently recieved the following in an email and i think it just about says what I feel;

'Dear Heavenly Father,



Hold our troops in your loving hands.



Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families

for the selfless acts they perform

for us in our time of need.

Please stop a moment

and say a prayer for our troops

(land, air, and sea) in

Afghanistan and the 28 other Countries in which they are stationed.

Two RAF air crew were killed yesterday when their Tornado fast jet crashed into the hillside of a remote Scottish beauty spot.

Last night, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the pilot and weapons systems operator had died and their families had been informed.

What went wrong here? It's a shame for the families.

I just want to send out prayers to the families who have lost loved ones and to say that their sacrifices will never be forgotten and we will be forever grateful for the service they provided and thankful for the people who are still conitnuing to fight out there for us.

A soldier killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan has been named as Cpl Joseph Etchells, 22, from Mossley in Greater Manchester. Cpl Etchells died on Sunday as a result of the blast in Sangin, in northern Helmand province.

Soldier from The Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group killed in Afghanistan!

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a soldier from The Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group was killed yesterday afternoon, 20th July 2009. He was killed as a result of an explosion that happened whilst on patrol in central Helmand province.

RIP

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that two soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan on Monday 27 July 2009.

In the first incident, a soldier from The Light Dragoons was killed as a result of an explosion that happened whilst on a vehicle patrol in Lashkar Gah district, central Helmand province.

In the other incident, a soldier from 5th Regiment Royal Artillery was killed as a result of an explosion that happened whilst on a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province.

 

RIP

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that three soldiers from The Parachute Regiment were killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Thursday 6 August 2009. The 3 soldiers were killed yesterday afternoon while undertaking a routine security patrol alongside Afghan National Security Forces to the north of Lashkar Gah when the Jackal vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an explosion, followed by a small arms fire attack.

It is believed that the three men were killed in the initial blast. A fourth member of the patrol remains in a critical condition.

RIP