Aaron McCormick

14th November 2010. A British soldier killed in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday was today described as the 'epitome of the Irish Infantry soldier'. Ranger Aaron McCormick, 22, from Macosquin, Co Londonderry, and of 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, was caught in a blast while out on patrol in the Nad'e Ali area of Helmand province. Paying tribute, Lieutenant Colonel Colin Weir MBE, Commanding Officer of the Regiment, said: 'Ranger Aaron McCormick was the epitome of the Irish Infantry soldier: tough; selfless; good-humoured and full of compassion. 'Today, there is a gap in our ranks which no ordinary man could fill. He was the best of his country and we mourn his loss.' He leaves behind his parents, two sisters, a brother and his girlfriend.