UPDATED: Soldier from Duke of Lancaster's Regiment killed in Afghanistan named (From Blackpool Citizen)
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UPDATED: Soldier from Duke of Lancaster's Regiment killed in Afghanistan named
10:20am Thursday 8th March 2012 in News
KILLED Sgt Nigel Coupe
THE soldier killed in Afghanistan from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment has been named this morning as Sergeant Nigel Coupe.
The 33-year-old was one of six soldiers who were killed in an explosion yesterday, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The other five soldiers were from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.
They are: Corporal Jake Hartley, 20; Private Anthony Frampton, 20; Private Christopher Kershaw, 20; Private Daniel Wade, 20; Private Daniel Wilford, 21.
It is the biggest single loss of UK life at one time in Afghanistan since a Nimrod crash killed 14 in 2006.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said the soldiers were part of a two Warrior patrol when their vehicle was hit.
Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking yesterday, said: “This is a desperately sad day for our country and desperately sad of course for the families concerned. It is a reminder of the huge price that we are paying for the work we are doing in Afghanistan and the sacrifice that our troops have made and continue to make.
“I do believe it’s important work for our national security right here at home but of course this work will increasingly be carried out by Afghan soldiers and we all want to see that transition take place.
“But today we should think of the families.”
The total number of British military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 is now 404.
Comments(28)
shytalk
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10:53am Wed 7 Mar 12
White Eagle
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11:22am Wed 7 Mar 12
The Russian Military could't beat the Taliban nor will the British.
Time to call it a day, let the Afgans fight their own battles.
ossybolt
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11:42am Wed 7 Mar 12
its making our country safe from
terrorists,yet more illegal
immigrants enter the country
every week.From where? iraq,iran,Afghanista
n to name but a few.
retired one
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12:06pm Wed 7 Mar 12
May these unfortunate soldiers rest in peace.
nice person
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2:41pm Wed 7 Mar 12
White Eagle wrote:Well said ..
Isn't it time to bring our troops home To much British Blood has been given by our troops.
The Russian Military could't beat the Taliban nor will the British.
Time to call it a day, let the Afgans fight their own battles.
jack daniels
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3:18pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Things like women not being allowed to school or even allowed out with a male guardian.
It’s time to ask ourselves, what is the point? NATO has sown the seeds of democracy yet they have landed on barren soil. Pakistan and Africa are the new training grounds of the foreign and domestic Islamic terrorist and our democratic nations need to stock pile ready to defend our freedoms against this new foe.
We owe you so much and it’s time to come home lads….
ladysal
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3:27pm Wed 7 Mar 12
jack daniels wrote:Hear, hear.
Throughout the invasion of Afghanistan, I’ve always felt that we where suppressing the terrorist training camps and bringing fundamental human rights to the people of this war torn country. There are many people, especially women, which now have the opportunity of education and basic choice not imposed by the Koran. Unfortunately, it seems the government of Afghanistan has been in contact with crazy Taliban and they are looking at some return of their crack pot ideas. Things like women not being allowed to school or even allowed out with a male guardian. It’s time to ask ourselves, what is the point? NATO has sown the seeds of democracy yet they have landed on barren soil. Pakistan and Africa are the new training grounds of the foreign and domestic Islamic terrorist and our democratic nations need to stock pile ready to defend our freedoms against this new foe. We owe you so much and it’s time to come home lads….
It was all so wonderful when it started: stories of girls gonig to school, women showing their faces and havig careers and now they are going backwards.
We tried, they didn't want to know and the full withdrawal of 2014 can't come fast enough.
Every day I'm glad to be a white british woman: yes its bad here just now, but it could be so much worse.
Noiticer
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4:49pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Between_the_lions
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5:25pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Jack Straw could have stopped the war (he said) Somewhat later he went on to say he didn't really agree with the war. (lost the link for that one)
Jack Straw sent our boys to war for one reason, his political career.
Hope your gold plated pension was worth 400 lives and the bankruptcy of the UK Jack.
grumpyoldlady
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5:40pm Wed 7 Mar 12
burner
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6:03pm Wed 7 Mar 12
hairy mary
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6:13pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Yorkshire Dave from gods county
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7:08pm Wed 7 Mar 12
California Blue
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9:12pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Hettyharlequin
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9:26pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Between_the_lions
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9:46pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Hettyharlequin wrote:And you think free expression and equal rights for all will exist if we stayed another 10 years? Not on your nelly.
If our troops pull out now then the lives of those lost have been for nothing. It's not just to bring sanity to Afghan that we are there but to defend everything that Britain and other countries hold dear.... like free expression and equal rights for all
It's a barbaric culture (like the Christian was) that refuses to evolve. Leave them to it.
RupertsReason
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11:17pm Wed 7 Mar 12
Good call
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11:18pm Wed 7 Mar 12
jack daniels wrote:I hope that warmongering toad bLIAR is happy with 400 dead hundreds,if not thousands of troops injured,probably thousands of afghans dead and injured and opium production up.We aren't in afghan to "protect our freedoms from the Islamic terrorists"
Throughout the invasion of Afghanistan, I’ve always felt that we where suppressing the terrorist training camps and bringing fundamental human rights to the people of this war torn country. There are many people, especially women, which now have the opportunity of education and basic choice not imposed by the Koran. Unfortunately, it seems the government of Afghanistan has been in contact with crazy Taliban and they are looking at some return of their crack pot ideas.
Things like women not being allowed to school or even allowed out with a male guardian.
It’s time to ask ourselves, what is the point? NATO has sown the seeds of democracy yet they have landed on barren soil. Pakistan and Africa are the new training grounds of the foreign and domestic Islamic terrorist and our democratic nations need to stock pile ready to defend our freedoms against this new foe.
We owe you so much and it’s time to come home lads….
Far East Calling
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6:38am Thu 8 Mar 12
ladysal
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11:17am Thu 8 Mar 12
RupertsReason wrote:I wear my poppy with pride every year and pray for those that don't come back.
For all your Soapbox Rhetoric, it won't make one iota of difference of why, what and whens. The one constant in all this is that these young men don't ask those questions. They just do, and bravely. How about we just remember their actions and sacrifice and respect the families that are still alive, living in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and reading your politically motivated, and at times, misguided views while trying to be proud of their loved ones. Nec Aspera Terrent boys. Lest we forget!
I posted this on facebook yesterday:
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
... Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
I had never read the whole poem before, but there is nothing left to say once you print that.
My earlier comments were aimed at the frustraton of watching the Afghans undo all the good work our lads had done: this isn't the story for a political debate.
RIP good lads; I for one will not forget.
berniep
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12:21pm Thu 8 Mar 12
Truth is Pakistan is making a fortune out of the British &American governments out of this war & they dont want it to end.
RupertsReason
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1:06pm Thu 8 Mar 12
Loyally you Served.
ghanto
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2:05pm Thu 8 Mar 12
jack daniels
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2:08pm Thu 8 Mar 12
RupertsReason wrote:Have to disagree old bean! Regardless of the politically motivated views, we need to think that we are being supportive of these servicemen/women and some of our comments on this site, has fulfilled that purpose. Whether it is right or wrong to do this is not your call. We all feel sad about the loss of these brave people, we just do what we can, where we can, to try to show some unity.
For all your Soapbox Rhetoric, it won't make one iota of difference of why, what and whens. The one constant in all this is that these young men don't ask those questions. They just do, and bravely. How about we just remember their actions and sacrifice and respect the families that are still alive, living in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and reading your politically motivated, and at times, misguided views while trying to be proud of their loved ones. Nec Aspera Terrent boys. Lest we forget!
Far East Calling
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5:21pm Thu 8 Mar 12
louderfasterlonger
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5:22pm Thu 8 Mar 12
I believe that conditions, economically, politically and technologically have changed vastly since 1982 and the threat from Argentina is one perceived by the people stoked up by the media.
It is still a possibility though that the passionately nationalist and currently unstable government within Argentina will start to flex it's muscle whilst we are engaged elsewhere.
Bring the soldiers home and have them concentrate on the defence of our lands.
My condolences of course go out to the families of these 6 brave men.
beagle
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2:48am Fri 9 Mar 12
Eddie H
Izanears says...
9:51am Wed 7 Mar 12