Senior British Commander Killed in Afghanistan

This past week, one of the most senior British army officers in Afghanistan was killed by a roadside bomb in the southern province of Helmand.
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe was killed along with another British soldier when a bomb exploded under his armored vehicle in a resupply convoy near the town of Lashkar Gah.
Thorneloe, the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, is the highest-ranking British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan since Britain joined the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.

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[melogchar]

@alex471996 It is not "leftennant" in American English. Just as Americans say "aluminum" instead of "aluminium," we say that word differently. We don't go to the water closet or the loo or put things in the boot of the car. Relax, pronunciation differences are not worth getting worked up about.

[alex471996]

"Lieutennant" is pronnounce "left-tennant" !! I don't care that your an arrogant American (BTW Americans are lovely people but there are some that are just fools)

[melonhead82]

leftenant

[sethburgess1234]

She says welss as well

[gg0u41bb]

What's a "Lootennant"?!