Suraj Gurung

British Army Rifleman Suraj Gurung, from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, died on October 2, 2010, while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was at the front of his platoon when a suicide bomber approached the soldiers and blew himself up.  The 22-year-old had followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, who both served with the British in India. 

Rifleman Suraj was born and raised in a Nepalese hill town and passed the notoriously gruelling process for Gurkha selection into the British Army in December 2007. He had only recently married and his father-in-law also served in the British Army. Rifleman Suraj's devastated family said in a statement: "He was a very caring son and loving husband.

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