August 25, 2010

Jared MacKinney

An Australian soldier, serving as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), was shot dead by Taliban militants in Afghanistan on August 24, 2010.

Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney died in a firefight while on patrol. The 28-year-old soldier is survived by his expecting wife Beckie and a three-year-old daughter.  He is remembered as a loving husband and father. 

He was a member of the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR). 

His wife is pregnant with the couple's second child. Lance Corporal MacKinney leaves behind a very large extended family.

Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Jared MacKinney is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen

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