Second British solder killed in Afghanistan in two days

A soldier was shot dead while on patrol in Afghanistan today - the second British serviceman killed in two days, the Ministry of Defence said.The soldier, from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles, part of the 3 Rifles Battle Group, died near Sangin, in Helmand Province. His family has been told. The MoD said he died as a result of ''small arms fire'' Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is with deep sadness I must inform you that a soldier from A Company 4 Rifles, serving as part of the 3 Rifles Battle Group, was shot and killed this morning near Sangin in northern Helmand.
"He was on a foot patrol, part of ongoing operations to protect the people of Sangin from insurgents, when his patrol was fired on. His courage and his selfless commitment will be sorely missed by us, his comrades. We will remember him." Read It Here RIP




With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
Britain mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.