Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan as Britain's death toll in the conflict matched that of the Falklands War have been hailed for their bravery.
Corporal John Moore, 22, and Private Sean McDonald, 26, of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, were killed by an explosion in Sangin on Sunday.
A soldier from 36 Engineer Regiment - part of the counter-IED Task Force - died on Monday, taking the total of British servicemen and women killed since operations in Afghanistan began to 256.
