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Tpr Jack Sadler, The Honourable Artillery Company, attached 4/74 Special Observation battery Royal Artillery, killed in a roadside explosion. 4th December 2007.
C/Sgt Phillip Newman, 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment and Pte Brian Tunnicliffe, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), killed in a vehicle accident. 20th September 2007.
Sgt Craig Brelsford and Pte Johan Botha, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), killed in action against the Taleban. 8th September 2007.
Ptes Aaron McClure, Robert Foster and John Thrumble, B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, killed in action against the Taleban. 23rd August 2007.
Mne Scott Summers, 42 Commando, Royal Marines, died in the UK as a result of injuries sustained in a road accident in Helmand province. 21st February 2007
Pte Craig O'Donnell, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, kiled by a suspected suicide bomber. 4th September 2006.
Flt Lt Steven Johnson, Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, Flt Lt Gareth Rodney Nicholas, Flt Lt Allan James Squires, Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, Flt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, Flt Sgt Gerard Martin Bell, Flt Sgt Adrian Davies, Sgt Benjamin James Knight, Sgt John Joseph Langton and Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam, all RAF, L/Cpl Oliver Simon Dicketts, Parachute Regiment and Mne Joseph David Windall, Royal Marines, all killed when their NIMROD crashed in Afghanistan. 2nd September 2006.
Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty, Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Spc. David N. Timmons Jr and Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., 71st Cavalry Regt, US Army, killed in a helicopter crash. 5th May 2006.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Sgt. John C. Griffith and Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, 3rd Bn, 10th Aviation Regt, US Army, killed in a helicopter crash. 5th May 2006.
L/Cpl Steven "Shirley" Sherwood, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, killed in action against the Taleban. 29th October 2005
Pte Jonathan Kitulagoda, The Rifle Volunteers, killed by a suicide bomber. 28th January 2004.
Re: Army Rumour Service Book of Remembrance, Afghanistan
[align=center]The Final Inspection
The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass,
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
The soldier squared his shoulders and
said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here,
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod,
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well,
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."[/align]
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