Wednesday, June 30, 2010
British Sacrifice- Let Us Not Forget
Jun 29 2010 9:36PM
Lefteris Pitarakis / AP
The coffins with the bodies of the seven British soldiers killed in Afghanistan, are driven through the town of Wootton Bassett, England, after their bodies were flown back to Britain. The bodies of Sergeant Steven Darbyshire, Lance Corporal Michael Taylor, Marine Paul Warren, all of 40 Commando Royal Marines, Lance Corporal David Ramsden of 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, Colour Sergeant Martyn Horton, Private Alex Issac and Private Douglas Halliday, all of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment were repatriated to nearby RAF Lyneham. In all, 309 British personnel have been killed in the country since the start of operations in October 2001.
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