Rest in peace soldier

April 27, 2008 at 10:26 pm | In Afghanistan, Australian Defense Force, Diggers, Heroes, Soldiers |

Yahoo!7 News - An Australian special forces commando has been killed and four others have been wounded in a firefight with Taliban militants near the Australian base in southern Afghanistan’s Oruzgan Province. Twenty-seven-year-old Lance Corporal Jason Marks was killed last night (Afghan time) during an attack on a Taliban position 25 kilometres south of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt.

Lance Corporal Marks was a married father-of-two who was born in Broken Hill in the far west of New South Wales and was raised in Yeppoon in Queensland. Defence Force head Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston said Lance Corporal Marks was part of a Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) platoon which was leading a company-level “deliberate assault” at the time of the firefight.

He said they were attacked while they were out in the open and preparing for their own assault on the Taliban. Lance Corporal Marks enlisted with 4RAR as a gunner in 1999 and later served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps as a medical assistant before joining special forces in 2005.

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  1. ah so sad..rest in peace indeed. :) God bless.

    Comment by Angel — April 28, 2008 #

  2. Condolences to his family, his unit and to his nation.

    God bless you all.

    Comment by Katie — April 28, 2008 #

  3. Possibly related posts?

    WTF?

    Comment by Elijah — April 28, 2008 #

  4. Yeah WTF indeed, i certainly didn’t put that bit on the end there..

    Done and dusted, thanks for pointing it out.

    Comment by MK — April 28, 2008 #

  5. Let us pray for his wife and kids, am glad you posted this. Rest in peace Lance Corporal Marks.

    Comment by Otto - American Interests — April 29, 2008 #

  6. Another brave Aussie dies for our country, joining the many Americans. These are our heroes. Fitting it should happen so close to ANZAC day.

    Comment by Aurora — April 29, 2008 #

  7. Thank you for the support your soldiers have shown our American military. Your support in Iraq will be missed. Remember us in your prayers if Obama is elected.

    Comment by OldSarg — June 3, 2008 #

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