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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Prince Harry opens field of remembrance for Afghanistan dead

Wootton Bassett : Prince Harry, lays a cross
Prince Harry leaves a cross of remembrance in memory of his friend Lance Corporal of Horse Jonathan Woodgate, from the Household Cavalry. The field of remembrance at Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, is the first dedicated to soldiers killed in the Afghanistan conflict Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : cross of remembrance in memory of Lance Corporal
A close-up of the cross of remembrance in honour of Woodgate Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : Prince Harry salutes after laying a cross of remembrance
The prince salutes Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : Prince Harry struggles with his klaxon horn
Prince Harry sounds a klaxon horn at the dedication ceremony Photograph: Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : Prince Harry Attends The Opening Of The Wootton Bassett Field Remembrance
Each bears a poppy and a personal message to commemorate the 342 men and women killed in Afghanistan since 2001 Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : Ram Pattern holds his daughter Melanie Pattern before they laid a poppy
Ram Pattern, a captain in the British Royal Marines, holds his daughter, Melanie, as she leaves a memorial cross Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : Melanie Patten stands in front of her father Lance Corporal Ram Patten
Patten and his daughter are seen during the dedication ceremony Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Wootton Bassett : Up to 35,000 crosses are to be planted in the grounds of Lydiard Park,
Commemorative crosses in the remembrance field Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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