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Rest in Peace Sgt McAleese and Private Young.
The son of a SAS hero was one of the latest British soldiers to be killed in Afghanistan, it has emerged.
SAS hero's son among Afghan victims
Sergeant Paul McAleese, 29, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, died alongside Private Jonathan Young, 18, of 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, in Helmand province on Thursday, said the Ministry of Defence.
Sgt McAleese's father, John McAleese, was at the centre of the dramatic raid which ended a siege on the Iranian Embassy, in London, in 1980.
He was watched by millions of television viewers as windows were blown out moments before the building was stormed and 19 hostages rescued from fanatical gunmen.
The deaths took to 206 the number of UK troops killed in the conflict.
Meanwhile, the bodies of four soldiers killed in a weekend of violence in Afghanistan have been flown back to Britain.
Sergeant Simon Valentine, 29, was returned to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire beside Lance Corporal James Fullarton, Fusilier Simon Annis and Fusilier Louis Carter, all of 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
The coffins were carried from the C17 plane before a private service was held at the base's chapel.
People paid tribute as the hearses were driven through the streets of Wooton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: "These three brave soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the security of all of us in the United Kingdom. Their deaths are truly heart rending and their families are in my thoughts; the loved ones they have lost are true heroes."
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/SerjeantPaulMcaleeseAndPrivateJonathanYoungKilledInAfghanistan.htm
The son of a SAS hero was one of the latest British soldiers to be killed in Afghanistan, it has emerged.
SAS hero's son among Afghan victims
Sergeant Paul McAleese, 29, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, died alongside Private Jonathan Young, 18, of 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, in Helmand province on Thursday, said the Ministry of Defence.
Sgt McAleese's father, John McAleese, was at the centre of the dramatic raid which ended a siege on the Iranian Embassy, in London, in 1980.
He was watched by millions of television viewers as windows were blown out moments before the building was stormed and 19 hostages rescued from fanatical gunmen.
The deaths took to 206 the number of UK troops killed in the conflict.
Meanwhile, the bodies of four soldiers killed in a weekend of violence in Afghanistan have been flown back to Britain.
Sergeant Simon Valentine, 29, was returned to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire beside Lance Corporal James Fullarton, Fusilier Simon Annis and Fusilier Louis Carter, all of 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
The coffins were carried from the C17 plane before a private service was held at the base's chapel.
People paid tribute as the hearses were driven through the streets of Wooton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: "These three brave soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the security of all of us in the United Kingdom. Their deaths are truly heart rending and their families are in my thoughts; the loved ones they have lost are true heroes."
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/SerjeantPaulMcaleeseAndPrivateJonathanYoungKilledInAfghanistan.htm
