Thursday, July 2, 2009

Highest Ranked Officer In Three Decades Killed In Afghanistan

Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe killed by roadside bomb amid fears that the Taliban are using more powerful devices Photo: MOD

From The Telegraph:

Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, 40, the commanding officer of the Welsh Guards, died after his Viking armoured vehicle was blown up by a substantial roadside bomb that killed another British soldier and wounded six others.

The second soldier was named as Tpr Joshua Hammond of the 2 Royal Tank Regiment.

A high level inquiry is now underway as to why the officer was travelling in a Viking, which were supposed to be restricted to low risk areas pending its replacement by the more heavily armoured Warthog vehicle next year.

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My Comment: This news is an eye catcher.

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