Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Current Events - Jamie


The three New Zealand soldiers killed by a bomb in Afghanistan on Sunday have started their journey home.
A special ceremony was held at Bagram Air Base where the bodies of Corporal Luke Tamatea, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker and Private Richard Harris were carried onto an Australian Air Force aircraft.
They were killed when an IED bomb with 20 kilograms of explosives blew up the Humvee they were travelling in.
The three soldiers will be transferred onto a New Zealand Hercules plane in Australia and is expected to arrive in Christchurch tomorrow. 
By: Jamie

The three caskets are carried to the Royal Australian Air Force C-130 by members of the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team.




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