Monday, December 12, 2011

How Lives Get Wasted In Afghanistan

Tragic: Corporal Loren Marlton-Thomas had been ordered to withdraw from his position

Explosives Expert Died In Afghan Bomb Blast After Missing Order To Retreat -- Daily Mail

An Army explosives expert working on the front line in Afghanistan was killed because a vital order did not get through to him.

Corporal Loren Marlton-Thomas, 28, was killed instantly by a Taliban bomb not knowing that his mission had been called off.

The tragedy was revealed at an inquest into his death held in Blackpool, Lancashire at which coroner Christopher Beverley recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

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My Comment: Our prayers and condolences for his wife and family.

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