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| Dead Royal Marines brought home | Dead Royal Marines brought home |
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| The bodies of two Royal Marines killed while on patrol in Afghanistan five days ago have been flown home. | The bodies of two Royal Marines killed while on patrol in Afghanistan five days ago have been flown home. |
| The repatriation ceremony was held at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire for Lt John Thornton, 22, and Marine Dave Marsh, 22, from Somerset-based 40 Commando. | The repatriation ceremony was held at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire for Lt John Thornton, 22, and Marine Dave Marsh, 22, from Somerset-based 40 Commando. |
| The pair were killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion in Helmand Province, near Kajaki. | The pair were killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion in Helmand Province, near Kajaki. |
| They had been on a six-month tour, with two weeks to go before they were due to return home. | They had been on a six-month tour, with two weeks to go before they were due to return home. |
| Both were given medical treatment at Camp Bastion but died as a result of their wounds. | Both were given medical treatment at Camp Bastion but died as a result of their wounds. |
| Vigil held | Vigil held |
| A vigil has been held at Norton Fitzwarren in Somerset for both men. | A vigil has been held at Norton Fitzwarren in Somerset for both men. |
| A procession will make its way through the nearby town of Wootton Bassett on Friday lunchtime, with a minute's silence to be observed as the hearses pass by. | A procession will make its way through the nearby town of Wootton Bassett on Friday lunchtime, with a minute's silence to be observed as the hearses pass by. |
| The pair died when their vehicle was caught in an explosion | |
| Marine Marsh, who joined the marines in 2002, was originally from Sheffield but had moved to Taunton in Somerset. | Marine Marsh, who joined the marines in 2002, was originally from Sheffield but had moved to Taunton in Somerset. |
| Lt Thornton, from Ferndown in Dorset, joined the Royal Marines in 2004. | Lt Thornton, from Ferndown in Dorset, joined the Royal Marines in 2004. |
| Their deaths bring the number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan to 91, all but five of them in the last two years. | Their deaths bring the number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan to 91, all but five of them in the last two years. |