Pride in Sarah ... An Awesome Soldier ; Husband, Father and Commanding Officer Salute 'Sparkling Girl'

Evening Standard - London › June 19, 2008

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SHE died doing the job she loved. As tributes poured in to Sarah Bryant, the first female soldier killed in Afghanistan, her husband spoke movingly today of his grief at the death of "my beautiful Sarah" but also his pride in the woman he called "an awesome soldier".

Carl Bryant like his wife, a corporal in Army intelligence said in a statement issued today: "Although I am devastated beyond words at the death of my beautiful wife Sarah, I am so incredibly proud of her.

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Pride in Sarah ... An Awesome Soldier ; Husband, Father and Commanding Officer Salute 'Sparkling Girl'

"She was an awesome soldier who died doing the job that she loved. My wife knew the risks, she was there because she wanted to be, and she wouldn't have had it any other ...

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