In rememberance

Major Anders Storrud from Denmark was killed in the Gheresk Valley of Afghanistan yesterday. He died of wounds inflicted whilst recovering a damaged APC. He was 34 years old. Thus far Denmarks fatality list in the 'War on Terror' reads as follows.

• Afghanistan. 6th march 2002.
  Oversergent Thomas Kruse Butzkowsky (26), overkonstabel Brian Juul Nørløv Andersen (26) and overkonstabel Kim Carlsen (35) all killed in Kabul along side two German soldiers whilst attempting to render soviet era missiles inoperative.
  
• Iraq. 16th august 2003.
  34 year old overkonstabel Preben Pedersen from the Jydske Dragoon Regiment is shot and killed by another Danish soldier who mistook him for an insurgent in the darkness. The episode took place on a routine patrol south of the Danish camp at Al Qurnah, Basra.
• Iraq 1st october 2005:
  21 year old premierløjtnant Bjarke Olsen Kirkmand is killed by a road side bomb in a suburb if Basra.
• Iraq 2nd november 2005.
  48 year old oversergent Arne Ziegler dies from an aneurism whilst asleep in his tent at Camp Danevang in Basra.
  
• Iraq 23rd march 2006.
  20 year old overkonstabel Jesper Nielsen is killed by an IED to the North of Basra..
• Iraq 6th juni 2006.
  23 year old overkonstabel Dennis Ove Hansen is killed during an accident whilst taking part in an exersize at Shaiba Log Base. His vehicle over turned and crushed him.
• Iraq 23rd september 2006.
  36 year old flyverspecialist Kim Wadim is killed by an IED in Al Hartha, Basra.
• Iraq 5th october 2006.
  20 year old konstabel Martin Hjorth dies from wounds received during a fire fight in Al Hartha, Basra.
• Afghanistan. 3rd maj 2007.
  24 year old premiereløjtnant Steen Rønn Sørensen of the Reserve died at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen four days after being seriously wounded in Helmand, Afghanistan.
• Iraq 14th maj 2007.
  20 year old konstabel Henrik Nøbbe is killed, and five others wounded by an IED attack and subsequent fire fight in Al Hartha, Basra.
• Afghanistan 26th september 2007.
  Two konstabler, 24 year old Mikkel Keil Sørensen and 22 year old Thorbjørn Ole Reese (known to friends of mine) were killed during action against the Taliban in the Upper Geresk Valley, Afghanistan.