Posted on 11/28/2008 5:24:44 AM PST by Mercia
The milestone of 100 British Service personnel killed by enemy action in Afghanistan was passed yesterday when two Royal Marines died after coming under fire while on foot patrol in Helmand province.
The deaths of the Marines from 42 Commando brought to 101 the number of soldiers, Marines and other personnel killed as a result of hostile action. Their names had not been released last night.
Another 27 have died from noncombat injuries, including vehicle accidents. In Iraq 176 personnel have died, 136 as a result of hostile action.
Eight soldiers and Marines have been killed in Afghanistan this month, five of them from 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, which took over the security responsibility for Helmand from 16 Air Assault Brigade in October.
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Bravery 101:Freedom isn’t free.
God bless the country we once were a part of.
We both sired honorable and gifted warriors that have kept the world’s evil at bay with scant appreciation.
agreed.
Hero Royal Marine saved 130 soldiers by rugby tackling suicide bomber
The Daily Mail (U.K.) / The Plymouth Herald (U.K.) | November 25, 2008
Posted on 11/25/2008 5:57:10 AM PST by Stoat
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