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Gurkhas brave hail of fire for comrade's body
Gurkha soldiers refused to leave a dead comrade behind enemy lines even though they knew they would face 'extreme fire' from Taliban forces.The first accounts of the courageous recovery of the body of the first Gurkha killed in Afghanistan can be revealed today as British troops continue to defend the strategic former Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala in Helmand province. Braving withering fire from fortified Taliban positions, men from the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, located the body of Rifleman Yubraj Rai and then carried it more than 100m across open ground. Posted by: john frum 2008-11-23 |
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