Three of the six British soldiers who died this month in one of the bloodiest periods of fighting in Afghanistan were just 18 years old.
Among the three teenagers was rifleman Joseph Murphy from Birmingham, who was killed by a bomb while carrying a comrade to safety. Another was William Aldridge, from Bromyard, Herefordshire, who joined the army at 17. Military reports show he was injured by a bomb blast and spent his final few minutes trying to comfort his wounded comrades before being killed by a second bomb. The age of these soldiers and the details of their deaths hammers home the sad reality of war for young people.
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