Ceremonies have taken place across Yorkshire, today, March 11, 2012, to remember the 6 UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan earlier this week. Their deaths came as the situation in Afghanistan once again became volatile. Today there are also reports of a lone US soldier killing at least 16 Afghan people, including children, in what appears to be a rogue attack. At time of writing there are suggestions that it may not be as first reported. Time will tell. Either way the killimgs will not help the already fractured situation in Afghanistan.
The UK soldiers were all killed in one single incident. The oldest was the Sergeant who was just 33-years-old and the 5 soldiers were much younger. They were named later as Cpl Jake Hartley, 20, Pte Anthony Frampton, 20, and Pte Christopher Kershaw, 19, died in the blast, Pte Daniel Wade, 20, Pte Daniel Wilford, 21, and Sgt Nigel Coupe, 33.
The deaths were a blow to their comrades and obviously devastating to the dead men's loved ones.
Five of the soldiers killed on March 7, 2012, were from 3 Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment. Halifax, Yorkshire, held its memorial service today at 16:00 GMT in Halifax Minister. The Minster is the spiritual home of 3 Battalion. Also today Wakefield Trinity Wildcats observed a minute's silence before their rugby league game against Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield Parish Church said special prayers during the morning services and Bradford churches remembered their fallen hero, Pte Kershaw. In Bradford there was also a minute-long silence.RIP
The UK soldiers were all killed in one single incident. The oldest was the Sergeant who was just 33-years-old and the 5 soldiers were much younger. They were named later as Cpl Jake Hartley, 20, Pte Anthony Frampton, 20, and Pte Christopher Kershaw, 19, died in the blast, Pte Daniel Wade, 20, Pte Daniel Wilford, 21, and Sgt Nigel Coupe, 33.
The deaths were a blow to their comrades and obviously devastating to the dead men's loved ones.
Five of the soldiers killed on March 7, 2012, were from 3 Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment. Halifax, Yorkshire, held its memorial service today at 16:00 GMT in Halifax Minister. The Minster is the spiritual home of 3 Battalion. Also today Wakefield Trinity Wildcats observed a minute's silence before their rugby league game against Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield Parish Church said special prayers during the morning services and Bradford churches remembered their fallen hero, Pte Kershaw. In Bradford there was also a minute-long silence.RIP
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