The funeral of British Army Captain Walter Barrie, who was shot and killed by a rogue Afghan Army soldier on 11th November in Helmand province, was held at Glencorse Kirk in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland yesterday (29th November).
Captain Barrie's 15-year-old son Callum, described his dad as "caring, funny and kind" in a moving tribute at his funeral, where around 1,000 people gathered. During the tribute, Callum said: "Today I don't just say goodbye to an amazing father, but also a best friend. Thank you, dad, for all the memories."
Captain Barrie had served for 25 years, including tours of Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan in 2008. He was most recently deployed to Afghanistan in August this year.
Serving with The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 Scots), he had been mentoring a brigade of the Afghan National Army.
The service was followed by a private burial at Glencorse Cemetery.
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British medics on Afghanistan's front lines give a behind the scenes look at the world-class life-saving field hospital at Camp Bastion.
British Army nurse, Sergeant Malcolm Dick, swapped private medicine for a job on the Afghanistan front line.
Malcolm, 42, decided to join up after being touched by the experiences of troops in Iraq.
He is now a vital part of Camp Bastion’s field hospital – the most advanced and most effective trauma unit in the world.
The survival rate for wounded soldiers who reach the hospital is an astonishing 98 per cent, despite the horrifying injuries caused by the insurgents’ explosive devices.
The skills of the 250 hospital staff have been honed by caring for 2000 patients every month. Of these, 200 come via medevacs in superfast helicopters.
The survival rate is boosted by the lightning response of the helicopters, which get the average patient to hospital within 35 minutes of them being wounded.
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A US Marine from Island Heights, New Jersey, becomes the latest casualty in Afghanistan.
26-year-old Corporal Christopher M. Monahan Jr., died in Helmand province on 26th November 2012 during combat operations in the area.
Cpl. Monahan served with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
More information to follow.
24-year-old US Army medic, Spc. Zachary Shanafelt from Michigan died on 21st November 2012 at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington.
Spc. Shanafelt was injured in an accident while he was in Afghanistan. He was evacuated first to a hospital in Germany and later to Washington.
He was serving as a field medic with a unit based in Fariyab province.
Spc. Shanafelt leaves behind his wife Marina, 13-month-old son Daniel, parents Patrick and Gloria, and brothers Christopher and Silas.
32-year-old US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin R. Ebbert, from California, was killed during an operation in Uruzgan province on 24th November 2012.
PO Ebbert, a Special Warfare Operator, served with a Virginia-based Navy SEAL team.
More information to follow.
An American soldier was killed during an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today, Saturday 24th November 2012.
Update: US Navy PO1 Kevin Ebbert was named by the US Department of Defense as the casualty.
US Marine Lance Corporal Dale Means, from New Prague, Minnesota, was killed in Helmand province on Sunday 18th November 2012.
The 23-year-old gunner died when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb.
He deployed to Afghanistan in July on his first combat tour.
More information to follow.
24-year-old US Army Sergeant Channing B. Hicks was one of two soldiers killed in action on 16th November 2012 in Paktika province.
A statement issued by the US Department of Defense said they died "from injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire."
Sgt. Hicks served with the Kansas-based 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
The other soldier killed was 23-year-old Spc. Joseph A. Richardson.
More information to follow.
23-year-old US Army Specialist Joseph A. Richardson was one of two soldiers killed in action on 16th November 2012 in Paktika province.
A statement issued by the US Department of Defense said they died "from injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire."
Spc. Richardson served with the Kansas-based 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
The other soldier killed was 24-year-old Sergeant Channing B. Hicks.
More information to follow.
25-year-old US Army Staff Sgt. Rayvon Battle Jr., of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, died in Kandahar province on 13th November 2012. Serving with the 38th Engineer Company, his unit is tasked with mine and bomb clearance operations.
SSgt. Battle, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, had served two tours in Iraq. The first was with the 1st Special Forces Group Support Battalion, as a gunner in May 2008. His second tour was with the 38th Engineer Company in 2009. He deployed to Afghanistan in November this year as a squad leader.
His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd award), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with 3 campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral “2”, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral “2”, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge and Driver’s Badge.
Afghanistan, 16 November 2012: two ISAF troops were killed today from a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan.
No further details have yet been released. More information to follow.
US Army Sergeant Matthew H. Stiltz, from Washington, was killed on 12th November 2012 by enemy artillery fire at the town of Zerok, close to the Pakistan border.
26-year-old Sgt. Stiltz served with the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
He had served two tours in Iraq and had been in Afghanistan on this current deployment since June.
He joined the Army in 2005 after graduating from Shadle Park High School, Spokane. He was repatriated to Dover Air Force Base on 13th November.
We have been advised by RAF Brize Norton - in Oxfordshire UK - that the Repatriation of British Army Captain Walter Barrie from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, will take place on Thursday 15th November 2012.
The aircraft will land at approx 1.30pm and the cortege will pass the Memorial Garden between 4.00-4.30pm, reaching the John Radcliffe Hospital between 5.00-5.30pm
Captain Barrie was killed on 11th November in Helmand by a member of the Afghan National Army.
37-year-old US Army Captain James D. Nehl, from Gardiner, Oregon, was killed by small-arms fire on 9th November 2012 during a patrol in Ghazni Province.
Captain Nehl served with the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Infantry Division based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
More information to follow.
26-year-old US Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Bennett, from California, was killed by an insurgent bomb on 10th November 2012 during an operation in the Sperwan Gar area of Kandahar province.
Staff Sgt. Bennett was an EOD Technician serving with the 53rd Ordnance Company based at Lewis-McChord, Washington with the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Battalion. This was his third deployment to Afghanistan.
He joined the Army in 2004 and trained as a bomb-disposal technician in 2006, moving to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2009.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, an Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal with 3 bronze loops, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 1 campaign star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, as well as other awards and ribbons.
