An undated photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 17, 2009 shows Sergeant Simon Valentine of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Valentine died on August 15, 2009 while he was on foot patrol near Sangin, north Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

An undated photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 17, 2009 shows Sergeant Simon Valentine of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Valentine died on August 15, 2009 while he was on foot patrol near Sangin, north Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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  1. Fishing vessel Alakrana and what Spanish Ministry of Defence says are pirates (enlarged) are seen off the coast of Somalia in this handout image created by the Spain's Defence Ministry and released October 2, 2009. Somali pirates hijacked the Spanish tuna fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, the regional government of the Basque Country, the Seychelles and a pirate spokesman said on Friday. The Alakrana, which has a crew of 36 and a home port in the Basque Country, escaped a previous pirate attack last month. The logo seen in the bottom left belongs to the Spanish Air Force flying unit that took the picture.
  2. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Mitchell said that efforts were still needed to bridge an Israeli-American dispute over settler construction in the West Bank.
  3. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Mitchell said that efforts were still needed to bridge an Israeli-American dispute over settler construction in the West Bank.
  4. In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, a Royal Air Force Typhoon flies over the Jumeirah Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while attending the Dubai Air Show, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Palm Jumeirah is built in the shape of date palm tree and consist of a trunk; a crown with 17 fronds; and a surrounding crescent island - the back of which forms the breakwater. The island will support luxury hotels, exclusive residential villas, shoreline apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas, cinemas and various dive sites.
  5. A man fires a gun while a commando watches at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  6. Commandos take part at in a military training exercise at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  7. Commandos take part at in a military training exercise at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  8. Commandos are seen during at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  9. A boy is assisted by a commando to fire a gun at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  10. In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, British Army Veterinary Officer Captain Miles Malone inspects livestock at a secure facility in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Malone once a month holds a veterinary clinic in the facility guarded by Afghan security forces, for farmers from local villages to bring their animals for a free checkup and preventative healthcare.
  11. In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, British Army Veterinary Officer Captain Miles Malone inspects livestock at a secure facility in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Malone once a month holds a veterinary clinic in the facility guarded by Afghan security forces, for farmers from local villages to bring their animals for a free checkup and preventative healthcare.
  12. In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, British Army Veterinary Officer Captain Miles Malone, right, inspects livestock at a secure facility in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Malone once a month holds a veterinary clinic in the facility guarded by Afghan security forces, for farmers from local villages to bring their animals for a free checkup and preventative healthcare.
  13. French soldiers give medical aid to an injured civilian in this picture released by the French Ministry of Defence after Taliban insurgents fired three rockets into a busy market in Tagab, north-eastern Afghanistan November 16, 2009. Five civilians were killed and 28 wounded in the Taliban attack using Chinese-made rockets in the crowded market in the Tagab valley.
  14. French soldiers evacuate an injured civilian in this picture released by the French Ministry of Defence after Taliban insurgents fired three rockets into a busy market in Tagab, north-eastern Afghanistan November 16, 2009. Five civilians were killed and 28 wounded in the Taliban attack using Chinese-made rockets in the crowded market in the Tagab valley.
  15. View of a Somali pirate mothership near the coasts of Somalia and the Seychelles in this picture released by the French Ministry of Defence November 13, 2009. The French frigate, Floreal, captured the mothership, which was carrying arms, ammunition and fuel as well as two skiffs, some 650 nautical miles east of Hobyo in Somalia and 500 nautical miles to the northwest of the Seychelles, army spokesman Christophe Prazuck said.
  16. French navy forces intercept suspected pirates off the coasts of Somalia and the Seychelles in this picture released by the French Ministry of Defence November 13, 2009. The French frigate, Floreal, captured a mothership carrying arms, ammunition and fuel as well as two skiffs some 650 nautical miles east of Hobyo in Somalia and 500 nautical miles to the northwest of the Seychelles, army spokesman Christophe Prazuck said.

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