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The body of Private Jeff Doherty is carried from an aircraft at RAF Lyneham in southern England
16 Jun 2008
Source: Reuters
 
The coffin containing the body of Private Jeff Doherty , of 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, is carried from an aircraft at RAF Lyneham in southern England, on June 16, 2008. Doherty was killed with a colleague, on Thursday, when they came under fire as they were patrolling near their base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, local media reported. REUTERS/Stephen McCourt/Crown Copyright/MOD/2008/Handout (BRITAIN). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS..
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