Lt Col Thorneloe was the highest ranking army officer to be killed in action since the Falklands War.

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The 22-year-old was the fifth member of 42 Commando Royal Marines to be killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Marine James Wright is the fifth member of 42 Commando Royal Marines to be killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Troops killed in action in Afghanistan will be the priority they are usually laid to rest within two weeks, Army spokesman George Wright said.

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And we also see significant number of people who are killed, and there seems to be continuous action in terms of bombing and burning cities and settlement areas by headquarters and the need to do more of this.

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The new medal "will be awarded to those who are killed or wounded by hostile action while serving in support of the department, " Rumsfeld said.

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In the action it is said that he feared he would be killed, injured, taken captive or stranded after fighting broke out between various factions during his trip to Beirut in 2008.

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It's unacceptable that two years after the United States found and killed Osama bin Laden, the most noteworthy action taken to get the facts on how he came to be in Pakistan is the conviction of the doctor that helped us track him down.

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