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Royal Marines 40 Commando heading for Afghanistan - leave your messages here
8:20am Tuesday 4th September 2012 in News
40 Commando training on Salisbury Plain for Afghanistan
ROYAL Marines are preparing to fly out to Afghanistan this week.
A group of 650 troops from 40 Commando, based at Norton Manor Camp, Norton Fitzwarren, are going on a six-month tour of duty in Nahr-e-saraj, Helmand Province.
Commanding Officer Lt Col Matt Jackson said: "The security situation in Afghanistan has really demonstrably improved."
The tour of duty will involve 40 Commando training the Afghan National Security Forces.
Sgt John Jeffries, of Delta Company, is not being deployed after the death of his daughter but he wished the boys well.
He added: "I hope they have a safe and productive tour and that they all come back home safe and well."
Let's show the Marines we're supporting them during their time away.
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Come on, let's show it for the boys.
Comments(14)
Anonone
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9:59pm Mon 3 Sep 12
Siker72
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7:00am Tue 4 Sep 12
VooDooMan
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7:36am Tue 4 Sep 12
Mi_Coc
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11:56am Tue 4 Sep 12
Thurza
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2:18pm Tue 4 Sep 12
lilacben
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5:21pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Praying this war will be soon come to an end.
God bless.
Samej1
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11:47am Wed 5 Sep 12
FreeSpeech?
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4:12pm Wed 5 Sep 12
*TauntonSocialistParty*
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2:56pm Thu 6 Sep 12
y are forbidden by the Somerset County Gazette editor to provide their views on this thread.
They have been instructed by the editor that "whilst your views are respected this is not the place for them...if you continue posting, I will close your account"...
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y will therefore (on this occasion) reluctantly acquiesce to this political censorship.
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Guy Smiley
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10:21pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Godspeed 40 CDO. Come home safe in 6-months.
FreeSpeech?
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7:38am Sat 8 Sep 12
y represents just what his screen name suggests with his boring drivel he is both advertising, trying to recruit or convert and also clearly guilty of plagiarism.
Granted on occasions he comes out with his own statements that are interesting and informative but alas they are few and far between & as most of us have already switched off after glancing at the long winded communist drivel that's written the statements are wasted.
tom norman
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8:28pm Sun 9 Sep 12
Rusty Hinge
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8:56pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Guy Smiley wrote:Who are you, Guy Smiley, a Uni-educated smart kid with no ability to think for yourself?. Do you ever think about WHY you are free to post your views?. You are free today, and not writing in German, because Joseph Stalin and his valiant armies saved your butt, when Great britian and the United States were unable to muster the armies and resources.
No. You just bore us to tears with your copy and paste Stalinist nonsense.
Godspeed 40 CDO. Come home safe in 6-months.
pintomine says...
6:51pm Mon 3 Sep 12
I am also thinking of your families who will miss you so much.
You will all be in in my prayers until your return.