Australian Jared MacKinney killed in action

Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, 28, of the Brisbane-based 6^th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment, was killed in action during an engagement with insurgents in the Deh Rawud region last Tuesday (24 August 2010).

He was deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Slipper as part of the 1st Mentoring Task Force.  

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