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| A soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb has been named as Lance Corporal Duane Groom from The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. | A soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb has been named as Lance Corporal Duane Groom from The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. |
| The Ministry of Defence said the 32-year-old, who was born in Suva City, Fiji, was protecting his Afghan and British colleagues as they withdrew from a successful operation, when he was killed in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. | The Ministry of Defence said the 32-year-old, who was born in Suva City, Fiji, was protecting his Afghan and British colleagues as they withdrew from a successful operation, when he was killed in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. |
| Lieutenant Colonel James Bowder, Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, said: "Lance Corporal Groom was an outstanding soldier in every respect. | Lieutenant Colonel James Bowder, Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, said: "Lance Corporal Groom was an outstanding soldier in every respect. |
| "Tough, keen, and unflappable, he was utterly committed to his fellows and the cause. | "Tough, keen, and unflappable, he was utterly committed to his fellows and the cause. |
| "We are all tremendously proud of what he achieved during his time in the regiment, and particularly out here in Afghanistan where he contributed so much. | "We are all tremendously proud of what he achieved during his time in the regiment, and particularly out here in Afghanistan where he contributed so much. |
| "His many friends and the broader battle group will never forget this most talented of men. | "His many friends and the broader battle group will never forget this most talented of men. |
| "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends outside the regiment at this most difficult of times." | "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends outside the regiment at this most difficult of times." |
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