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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-6047-1476055,00.html
By Michael Evans
A FULL panoply of top brass attended the ceremony yesterday for the repatriation of the bodies of ten servicemen killed in the C130 Hercules crash in Iraq 11 days ago.
The presence of the most senior military commanders at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, as well as the Princess Royal and Geoff Hoon, the Defence Sercetary, highlighted the devastating impact that the crash — the cause of which is still unknown — has had on Britain’s special forces units.
A former special forces member said: “This has not only been a blow for 47 Squadron (to which five of those who died belonged) but also for the regiment (22 SAS Regiment). They all know each other because they serve together in difficult and extreme operational conditions.� An inquest will be held into their deaths.
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