Actions against the Taliban claimed the lives of two promising Royal Artillery officers in a black month for British Forces in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Lt Aaron Lewis (26), of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, was shot when the gun position he was commanding came under attack at a Forward Operating Base near Gereshk on December 15. Capt Tom Sawyer (25), of the Regiment's 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery, was killed in an explosion on January 14 during a clearance operation in the same area. Cpl Danny Winter of the Royal Marines also died and the MoD has confirmed that the incident is being investigated amid concerns of friendly fire. Lt Lewis passed out of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in 2007. He went on to complete the demanding All Arms Commando course despite a knee injury.
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机译：针对塔利班的行动夺走了两名有前途的皇家炮兵人员的生命，在一个黑色的月中，他们为英军在阿富汗赫尔曼德省的行动提供了生命。 12月15日，皇家炮兵突击队第29团的亚伦·刘易斯（26）在12月15日在Gereshk附近的前锋作战基地遭到袭击时，他所指挥的枪支位置遭到攻击。狮身人面像突击队电池，于1月14日在同一地区的一次清除行动中爆炸中丧生。皇家海军陆战队的丹尼·温特（Cpl Danny Winter）也去世了，国防部已确认正在对这起事件进行友善射击的调查。刘易斯中尉于2007年从桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院毕业。尽管膝盖受伤，他仍完成了要求苛刻的“全军突击队”课程。
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