Parents' pride for marine

THE family of a Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan have said how he "touched the lives of everyone who knew him".

Marine James Wright, 22, from Weymouth, Dorset, died in hospital on Saturday after a grenade was thrown into his patrol's checkpoint in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province.

His family and colleagues praised his courage and bravery. His father, David, said: "James was so proud to be a Royal Marine, and we are so proud of him."

Mother Sallie added: "He was always smiling with a wonderful sense of humour. James never had a bad word to say about anyone."