Diggers remembered in Melbourne

The two Australian soldiers killed last week in Afghanistan have been honoured at a ramp ceremony in Melbourne.

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Published 6 June 2011 7:21pm

Updated 25 February 2015 9:01am

Source: AAP

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The flag draped caskets were carried from the military aircraft past fellow soldiers, family, and Defence Force Chief Angus Houston.

Lance Corporal Andrew Jones, 25 was shot by a rogue Afghan soldier last Monday, while 27 year-old Lieutenant Marcus Case died in a helicopter accident during a re-supply mission.

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