A Marine who died yesterday following a
firefight in Sangin is expected to be named today.
"He was on a patrol after dark and was shot during a
firefight.
Task Force Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield said: "He was on a patrol after dark and was shot during a
firefight. He died a soldier, doing his duty and among his fellow soldiers."
In the ensuing
firefight the 2 Para soldier was shot in the head and killed instantly, an MoD spokesman said.
"The soldier died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a
firefight."
After leaving the
firefight, the team paused for a medical evacuation.
In Vietnam in 1968, Marine Private First Class Michael Nation found himself in the middle of a
firefight in which five of the eight members of his patrol lost their lives.
By checking coolant levels in your HMMWV, you help your vehicle reach a field hospital, By cleaning a rifle bolt and bore, you make sure your weapon protects you in a
firefight. By wiping sand and dirt from SINCGARS connectors, your radio stands ready when you need to call in support.
One week later, GIs killed four Taliban fighters in a three-hour
firefight near Shkin.
28 by a
firefight between police officers and security guards for Jalal Uldin Al-Saghir, a senior member of the Shiite Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).
A 20-minute
firefight that broke out in Barangay Bolonay forced the rebels to leave their 150-bunker hideout, said Lt.