Tribute paid to 'pioneer' Ranger Aaron McCormick

Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of a Shropshire serviceman who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday.Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of a Shropshire serviceman who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday. Ranger Aaron McCormick, 22, of the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, based at Tern Hill near Market Drayton, was helping detect roadside bombs in Helmand's Nad-e-Ali area when he died in an explosion. His funeral took place on Saturday in the village of Macosquin, County Londonderry, which included a burial with full military honours. Reverend Mike Roemmele, Church of Ireland minister, told mourners at St Mary's Parish Church: "In every aspect of his military life he was a pioneer who cleared the way that others might follow him." Read more in the Shropshire Star