Cpl Mark Wright GC KIA 6th September 2006 Kajaki Dam Afghanistan. As he reached Wright, one of the soldiers standing close by him, Fusilier Andy Barlow, stepped back a few inches to make room.

Hollywood films such as The Hurt Locker have highlighted the horrors of modern warfare – but a true story of British heroism could soon grace the big screen. F... rom July 2006, a fire support group of 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, held a high ridge feature in the northern centre of Helmand Province near the Kajaki Dam. Within seconds it became clear to everyone that any move could be their last – they were stranded in the middle of a minefield. The soldier was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his actions on September 6, 2006. He remained conscious for the majority of the time, continually shouting encouragement to those around, maintaining morale and calm amongst the many wounded men. Corporal Mark William Wright was born on 22 April 1979 and lived in Edinburgh with his fiancée Gillian. No longer in the army, the former commander said he believed red tape and delays cost one of his men his life and others their limbs. This platform helps you earn rewards by inviting your friends to shop with you, and we love it! Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootal, commander of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, lost three of his men and personally zipped up and carried the body bag containing one of his dead soldiers from a helicopter as it landed in Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The Kajaki landmine trap was just the first of three major incidents on that day of days. The 27-year-old was leading an attempt to rescue a three-man patrol injured by Soviet-era landmines when he was fatally wounded by a blast.

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Despite suffering fatal injuries, Corporal Mark Wright continued to help his fellow soldiers as they awaited rescue, An RAF Chinook helicopter made an unsuccessful attempt to evacuate the wounded paras. Wright and eight other men, including medics and stretcher bearers, set off in the direction of the explosion. He too lost a leg. © 2018 by Lodge St. John No 60 Inverkeithing, The Provincial Grand Lodge of Fife & Kinross. 26th September 2019 2nd Degree Tyle 1930hrs. Six other troops were hurt, including three who lost limbs, in the tragedy. Back at Camp Bastion, Tootal's screams for a Black Hawk rescue helicopter were lost in Nato bureaucracy. There was no winch equipment on board the helicopter and the crew faced a perilous task.

Lodge St John 60 wishes the very best to Lodge Kajaki in its future endeavours. A mortar fire controller with 3 Para mortar platoon, Wright was operating in the Kajaki Dam area when it came over the radio that a fellow para had been injured after treading on a landmine less than a mile from his location.