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| Soldiers' bodies returned to UK | Soldiers' bodies returned to UK |
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| The bodies of three British soldiers killed last week on operations in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK. | The bodies of three British soldiers killed last week on operations in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK. |
| Corporal Dean John, 25, from Port Talbot, south Wales, and Corporal Graeme Stiff, 24, from Grimsby, died in Helmand province on 15 March. | Corporal Dean John, 25, from Port Talbot, south Wales, and Corporal Graeme Stiff, 24, from Grimsby, died in Helmand province on 15 March. |
| Lance Corporal Harkett, 22, from Pontardawe, near Swansea, died in an explosion near Musa Qaleh on 14 March. | Lance Corporal Harkett, 22, from Pontardawe, near Swansea, died in an explosion near Musa Qaleh on 14 March. |
| Hundreds of people lined the streets of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, as hearses carrying the bodies drove past. | Hundreds of people lined the streets of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, as hearses carrying the bodies drove past. |
| The procession stopped briefly at the town's war memorial before continuing to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. | The procession stopped briefly at the town's war memorial before continuing to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. |
| L/Cpl Harkett was killed near Musa Qaleh | |
| Wootton Bassett town council and Royal British Legion officials have observed the return of dead British soldiers since they started returning through RAF Lyneham in 2007. | Wootton Bassett town council and Royal British Legion officials have observed the return of dead British soldiers since they started returning through RAF Lyneham in 2007. |
| Cpl John was a married father-of-three and Cpl Stiff was on his first tour. They were attached to the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. | Cpl John was a married father-of-three and Cpl Stiff was on his first tour. They were attached to the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. |
| The two men had been conducting a vehicle move to the west of Garmsir when it was struck by an explosive device. | The two men had been conducting a vehicle move to the west of Garmsir when it was struck by an explosive device. |
| L/Cpl Harkett, of the of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, was married and came from a military family. | L/Cpl Harkett, of the of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, was married and came from a military family. |
| Their deaths bring to 152 the number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan since operations began. | Their deaths bring to 152 the number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan since operations began. |
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| The soldiers were flown home to RAF Lyneham |