1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Prepare For Deployment In Afghanistan
CHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh practice boarding a RAF Chinook helicopter before deployment to Afghanistan on December 3, 2009 in Chester, England. Members of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, who are based in Chester, are to be deployed following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's announcement on Monday of an extra 500 troops for Afghanistan. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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