darkblueworld > Marines photos >  U S  Marine Corps Lance Cpl  Robert Wayne Rapp keeps his weapon ready as he performs a dismounted patrol around his seven-ton truck during a security halt in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 11, 2007
darkblueworld > Marines photos >  U S  Marine Corps Lance Cpl  James K  Williamson (right) and his unit return to base at the end of a security patrol in Karmah, Iraq, on June 22, 2007
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darkblueworld > Marines photos >  U S  Marine Corps Cpl  Kyle Harper hands a bottle of water to an Iraqi man on a bridge in Al Qam, Iraq, on June 5, 2007
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darkblueworld > The 150th British soldier killed in Iraq has been named as Wiltshire-based Corporal Rodney Wilson.

Cpl Wilson, 30, from the 4th Battalion The Rifles, was shot as he stepped into heavy fire to evacuate a wounded colleague during a swoop in the district of al-Atiyah, north west of Basra, southern Iraq.

The German-born soldier was airlifted to the main British base in the city but died an hour and 20 minutes later.

The Ministry of Defence said that despite the tragedy, the Rifles succeeded in their mission, uncovering the largest cache of weapons yet found by 1 Mechanised Brigade - the UK's current lead formation in Iraq - and detaining five suspected insurgents.

His Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Sanders, paid warm tribute.

He said: "He was, in simple terms, a maverick. He loved to challenge convention and upset apple carts - he was argumentative, challenging, thoughtful, highly intelligent and, more often than not, right."

He continued: "But in spite of this wilful streak to his character he sailed though life, effortlessly making friends and gaining admirers along the way and this was because of his immense charm and character.

"One just had to admire him - he could charm the birds out of the trees, call black white, inflict a mischievous prank on you and have you agreeing with him and laughing all at the same time. He was remarkable and truly unique - a free spirit - and we will all miss him terribly."
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	U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Mellor takes a sip of water from his Camelbak during a break in joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Nov. 18, 2006.  Mellor is a radio operator with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.  DoD photo by Sgt. Adaecus G. Brooks, U.S. Marine Corps.  (Released)
darkblueworld > Marines photos >  U S  Marine Corps Capt  Day pays his respects during a memorial for Lance Cpl  Luis J  Castillo at Forward Operating Base Legion, Iraq, Feb  1, 2007
U S Marine Corps Lance Cpl Robert Wayne Rapp keeps his weapon ready as he performs a dismounted patrol around his seven-ton truck during a security halt in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 11, 2007
Marines photos >  U S  Marine Corps Lance Cpl  Robert Wayne Rapp keeps his weapon ready as he performs a dismounted patrol around his seven-ton truck during a security halt in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 11, 2007
U S Marine Corps Lance Cpl Robert Wayne Rapp keeps his weapon ready as he performs a dismounted patrol around his seven-ton truck during a security halt in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 11, 2007
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