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Gary Thompson's wife to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 09:52

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THE wife of Nottingham soldier Gary Thompson, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, is set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in his memory.

Jacqui Thompson, who was married to Gary for 14 years, is looking to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund, which helped the family after his death.

Gary 51, a father-of-five from Sherwood, was killed in a roadside blast near Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan in April 2008.

The Senior Aircraftman was part of a routine patrol 1.2 miles west of Kandahar Airfield when his vehicle was caught in an explosion.

Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the largest volcanoes in the world.

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THE family of a Nottingham soldier who died in Afghanistan have been collecting supplies to send to his fellow soldiers.

Jackie Hill, the auntie of Lance Corporal Kieron Hill, spent Saturday collecting toiletries, food and other items to parcel up and send to soldiers serving in the war-torn country.

L/Cpl Hill, of the 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment, was on patrol near the town of Garmsir when he was caught up in an explosion.

The 20-year-old Forest fan, from Clifton, joined the Army when he was 16 and went on his first tour of Afghanistan in 2007 – just two days after his 18th birthday.

L/Cpl Hill was the older brother of 19-year-old Reds defender Aaron Mitchell, now a regular in Forest's reserve side.

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