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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tributes-paid-to-afghan-deaths-pair.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Ranger David Dalzell was killed in Afghanistan during an 'operational accident'" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-tributes-paid-to-afghan-deaths-pair.jpg" alt="Ranger David Dalzell was killed in Afghanistan during an 'operational accident'"/></a></p>
<p>Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan within a day of each other.</p>
<p>Ranger David Dalzell, 20, of 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, died on Friday in an &#8220;operational accident&#8221; in Nad-e Ali district of Helmand.</p>
<p>Warrant Officer Class 2 Colin Beckett, Company Sergeant Major of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed on Saturday as he was attempting to secure an area in Shaheed, a village on the Nahr-e-Bughra canal, when he was caught in a roadside bomb.</p>
<p>Earlier, Ranger Dalzell, who came from Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland, was described as a &#8220;fearless&#8221; soldier by colleagues.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) refused to be drawn on the details surrounding Ranger Dalzell&#8217;s death. A spokeswoman said that details of the accident will be heard during an inquest.</p>
<p>His parents, Gordon and Susan, said: &#8220;David was a loving and caring son and he was very proud to be a soldier. We are very proud of David as a son and he leaves behind a void that will never be filled.</p>
<p>&#8220;He will be missed by his brothers Gareth, Mark and Stewart and sisters Kelly, Catherine and Rachael.&#8221;</p>
<p>Company Sergeant Major Colin Beckett was described as a &#8220;truly special husband&#8221; by his widow.</p>
<p>The 36-year-old, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, who was known as Tom, was described by his colleagues as an inspirational and iconic leader.</p>
<p>His wife Rachel, who is expecting their first child later this month &#8211; a little girl already named Freya, said: &#8220;Anyone whoever met or knew Colin &#8216;Tom&#8217; would have been touched by him in a big way and he will never be forgotten. He was a fantastic soldier, a great son, a good brother and friend and a truly special husband.&#8221;</p>
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