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A Royal Marine Commando is greeted by a member of his family as he arrives at Exeter International Airport on April 8 2008 in Exeter, England. More than 100 Royal Marines from Bravo Company of 40 Commando based in Taunton arrived back in the UK after a six month tour of duty in Afghanistan. They have been serving in northern Helmand supporting 52 Infantry Brigade as part of a multinational force providing security for reconstruction, as well as leading several successful operations to clear pockets of Taliban resistance. Last week, two Marines, Lt John Thornton, 23, and Marine David Marsh, 22, died in a blast, bringing to three the number of men from the Somerset base killed since the start of the deployment last October.

| Apr 10th 2008 4:15PM

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