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@miss_lady_diva I’m at that age + it’s a well known #fact that sangin (not to be confused with singing) #SANGIN is not eeeeven done like this too often, anymore!! #BringItBACK #PLEASE!!! Rest well 2 a(nother) legend #FreddieJackson 🙏🏾🎙️❤️🔥🎶🕊️👑
Source: UK PULSE 🇬🇧
“He was the first #BritishSoldier to die in action in #HelmandProvince. On 11th June 2006, #Captain #JimPhilippson was killed during a fierce firefight in #Sangin, #Afghanistan, after British troops came under heavy attack.”
Captain Jim Philippson was 29 years old when he died, but in the short span of his military career he had already built a reputation for the qualities that would define his service: determination, professionalism, confidence and an enthusiasm for life that those around him remembered long after he was gone. 🎖️
Born in St Albans, #Hertfordshire, Jim studied at Plymouth University before joining the #Army in January 2001. After completing his training at the #RoyalMilitaryAcademy #Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the #RoyalArtillery later that year. His abilities quickly became apparent, and after his Young Officers’ Course at Larkhill, he was selected to serve with 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.
Commando service demanded more than physical strength. Jim embraced the challenge of selection and, according to his commanding officer, demonstrated mental robustness alongside his physical stamina. During his time with #29CommandoRegiment he served in #Iraq and took part in exercises overseas, including in Norway, the #UnitedStates and Cyprus.
Those who served with him remembered something beyond his professional ability. He could be highly driven without losing his sense of humour, and confident without becoming distant. The Ministry of Defence described him as a gifted, considerate and popular officer whose relaxed manner and enthusiasm earned the respect of his soldiers and peers.
After his time with 29 Commando Regiment, Jim volunteered for another demanding chapter, joining #7ParachuteRegiment #RoyalHorseArtillery. He spent six months in the #FalklandIslands 🇫🇰 before joining the regiment in February 2006 as it prepared for the deployment to Afghanistan.
In Helmand, his responsibilities included training and mentoring members of the #ANA Afghan National Army. His patience, technical knowledge and ability to communicate made him an important part of that work. But on the evening of 11th June, his role changed dramatically.
A #British patrol in the Sangin area had come under sustained #attack, leaving two soldiers seriously wounded. A rapid reaction force was sent to help them. As the force moved towards the embattled patrol, it too came under fire. #CaptainPhilippson was among those caught in the ensuing firefight.
He was #killed during the engagement. Two other British soldiers were seriously injured. His death marked the #first British #fatality caused by enemy action in Helmand, a moment that would come to symbolise the beginning of an extraordinarily intense period of fighting for British forces in the province.
His commanding officer, #LieutenantColonel #DavidHammond, remembered him as a “rising star” who had an enormous amount to offer. His father, Anthony, spoke not only of his son's courage but of his love for military life, saying Jim could never have imagined himself working behind a desk.
Jim Philippson's service had lasted only a few years, yet his influence was felt by the soldiers and friends who knew him. He was remembered not simply for the uniform he wore, but for the personality within it — lively, ambitious, sociable, professional and deeply committed to those around him. 🕊️
🇬🇧 **A Life Cut Short — Captain Jim Philippson, 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. Killed in action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on 11 June 2006, aged 29. His name remains part of the story of those who served and sacrificed in Afghanistan.**
📸 **Photograph caption:** Captain Jim Philippson, 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, remembered for his service in Iraq, the Falkland Islands and Afghanistan, where he was killed in action on 11 June 2006. 🌹
#ukmilitary #BritishArmy #Warrior #LestWeForget #KilledInAction 🌺🇬🇧
In Loving Memory Of
#LanceCorporal #LukeMcCulloch
#1stBattalion, The #RoyallrishRegiment ☘️🇬🇧,
#KilledInAction following a Mortor
strike on his Patrol Base by #Taliban forces in #Sangin, #Helmand Province, #Afghanistan.
Luke joined the Army in 2001. After completing his basic training he joined a #RifleCompany and after a short period joined the #Reconnaissance #Platoon.
He was an enthusiastic soldier, held in high regard by all ranks in the Battalion, who served with distinction on tours of #NorthernIreland, #Iraq and #Afghanistan.
A very social person, Luke lived life to the full. He enjoyed travel and was known by his comrades as a bit of a character. He was a sincere and honest individual with a bright personality.
Luke was a gifted #soldier and #IrishRanger, a first-rate friend to all who knew him. His friendship, open nature and good
humour will be deeply missed.
#LestWeForget #UlsterMan #Warrior #Hero ☘️🇬🇧🌺🦅👑
omg guys .. guys im soooo racist because i mentioned a brown dominated country .. GUYS CANCEL ME IM SOOOO RACIST FOR THIS 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 #racist #woke #swag #chic #sangin #afghanistan @ladscumming123
@ladscumming123 will genuinely deploy them to sangin in afghanistan they can shut their goofy asses up
At just 18 years old, #Private @JohnathonYoung volunteered to walk at the very front of patrols in #Sangin — searching for the #bombs that could kill the men behind him.
He had not even been in #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 three weeks.
Johnathon had joined the #Army at 17 and served with #3rdBattalion, The #YorkshireRegiment 🏵. In July 2009, when volunteers were needed at short notice to reinforce #British 🇬🇧 troops in Afghanistan, he stepped forward.
On 2nd August, he deployed to #Helmand and was attached to #2ndBattalion #TheRifles in Sangin.
Then came another choice.
Johnathon volunteered to become #LeadScout — one of the most dangerous jobs on patrol.
He would move ahead of the others, helping to find and confirm #IED's "improvised explosive devices" and clear a route through tracks, compounds, and alleyways.
He took that responsibility seriously. Fellow #soldiers remembered him spending his own evenings practising the skills and drills he would need at the front of the #FootPatrol. #PrivateYoung was the #Epitome of an #English warrior.
On 20th August 2009, Afghan election day, Johnathon was helping clear a route near Forward Operating Base #FOB #Wishtan.
He was using a metal detector on the ground known to contain IEDs when he stepped on a concealed device.
He was #killed #instantly.
He was 18 years old. JUST A KID.
Around half an hour later, #Serjeant #PaulMcAleese of #2RIFLES was also killed by an #IED while attempting to recover Johnathon’s body.
Two soldiers lost on the same dangerous stretch of ground.
Johnathon had been a trained soldier for less than a year and had been in Afghanistan for only 18 days. Yet in that short time, he had already placed himself where the danger was greatest.
Not for recognition.
Not for reward.
He simply volunteered to do the job.
His comrades remembered “Youngy” for his humour, #loyalty, and the way he lifted those around him. But his service is remembered for something even more lasting: when others needed someone at the front, Johnathon stepped forward.
Private Johnathon Andrew Young was only 18 when his life ended in Sangin.
But the courage shown in those final weeks has outlived them.
#John 15:13
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” 👑
#KingJamesVersion #KJV
"REST EASY SOLDIER - YOUR DUTY IS DONE"
Lest We Forget. 🏴🌺🇬🇧🏵👑🦅
#JohnathonYoung #YorkshireRegiment #Afghanistan #LestWeForget #3Yorks #BritishArmy #Warrior #Hero #SupremeSacrifice
Vandaag herdenken we Cor Strik.
Op 20 april 2007 kwam korporaal der jagers Leonard Cornelis Sebastiaan Strik, beter bekend als Cor, om het leven tijdens een voetpatrouille nabij #Sangin in de Afghaanse provincie #Helmand. Tijdens operatie #Achilles, die gericht was op het mogelijk maken van reconstructiewerkzaamheden, stapte Cor op een geïmproviseerd explosief (IED) en was op slag dood. Hij was de eerste Nederlandse militair die tijdens gevechtshandelingen in #Afghanistan om het leven kwam.
Cor was 21 jaar oud, geboren en getogen in #Amersfoort. Hij diende bij het 11 Infanteriebataljon Luchtmobiel, Charlie (Tijger) Compagnie, onderdeel van het Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers. Zijn toewijding en moed blijven in onze herinnering voortleven.
We eren zijn dienst en offer.
We vergeten hem niet.
Rust zacht, Cor.
#LestWeForget 🥀 #Veteranen 🎖️ #InMemoriam 🙏🏻
One of those Crips know ALL the plots.😗
#Sangin
The District Attorney handling the Rayshawn Williams case, the m*rder Big U is accused of orchestrating; is also reportedly looking to revisit Nip’s case in an attempt make a connection between the two.
@bobeaubreaux We? Your Jamaican. This is not your culture. That is the culture of the great and beautiful Black American Freedmen. #Gospel #Church #Sangin
Op 12 september 2007 ontving de Amerikaanse sergeant Alexander van Aalten postuum het Ereteken voor Verdienste in Goud. Van Aalten, afkomstig van Nederlandse voorouders, heeft in april 2007 ten zuiden van #Sangin in de provincie #Helmand, #Afghanistan 🇦🇫, op eigen initiatief geholpen bij het bergen van het lichaam van de Nederlandse 🇳🇱 korporaal Cor Strik, die was omgekomen door een #IED. Op tragische wijze kwam de 21-jarige Alexander van Aalten zelf om het leven door op een #IED te stappen.
#LestWeForget 🪖🥀
Op 20 april 2007 komt de 21-jarige korporaal Cor Strik om het leven tijdens een patrouille ter ondersteuning van een Amerikaanse eenheid bij de stad #Sangin in de provincie #Helmand. Hij is op slag dood door een Improvised Explosive Device (#IED). Deze gebeurtenis markeert het eerste gevechtsverlies voor #Nederland 🇳🇱 tijdens de inzet in #Afghanistan 🇦🇫. Tijdens het bergen van zijn stoffelijk overschot komt ook een Amerikaanse 🇺🇸 sergeant met Nederlandse familiewortels, Alex van Aalten, om het leven.
#LestWeForget 🪖🥀
جاریشدن سیلاب در ولسوالی سنگین ولایت هلمند، خسارات هنگفتی را به خانهها و زمینهای زراعتی وارد کرده است. در یک هفتۀ گذشته ۲۰ ولایت افغانستان شاهد بارندگی و جاری شدن سیلاب بوده است.
Brittany Howard and Kelly Clarkson are a duo I didn't know the world needed ... but it did:
@BlkfootWhtfoot @KellyClarkson @KellyClarksonTV
#StayHigh #Sangin
Serving vocals with a side of SANGIN’ 🎶
Le groupe #TalibanTerrorist a battu ce vieil homme le premier jour de Ramazan dans #Sangin dis de la province #Helmand . #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#DontForgetAfghanistan #saveAfghanistan
#DoNotRecognizeTaliban #NoToTaliban #bantaliban
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