Soldier in Afghanistan dies in accident

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Soldier in Afghanistan dies in accident

May 28, 2008
By Marge Tubalkain-Trell

Brothers in arms: The contingent is small, so the loss of one man is painful for the soldiers.

TALLINN - In an eerie parallel to recent events that have touched Lithuania, President Toomas Ilves is to decorate Sgt. Maj. Ivar Brok, who was killed while on duty in Afghanistan. Brok will be award the Gold Cross with Swords, a decoration from the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle. Whereas the Lithuanian soldier was killed in action, Broks death was accidental. Brok, who was serving in a support unit in Afghanistan, was loading equipment from the infantry platoon ESTCOY-6 ont ...

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