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Last Updated:  Saturday, 29 March, 2003, 16:18 GMT
In pictures: Homecoming of UK dead
Members of the RAF seen carrying a coffin draped in the Union Jack
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An RAF Transport plane brought the bodies to RAF Brize Norton
Royal Navy personnel carry the flag-draped coffin at RAF Brize Norton
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Each coffin was either draped in the Union flag or one chosen by the families
Relatives of the first soldiers killed watching the arrival of the first bodies
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Relatives of the first soldiers killed watched alongside service personnel
A band from the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade led the coffin bearing party
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A band from the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade led the coffin bearing party
A band from the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade in front of the coffin bearing party
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A sombre composition by Handel was played as the first of the coffins was brought out
Relatives of those who died watch the ceremony at RAF Brize Norton
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The grief among relatives was clearly difficult to bear during the ceremony
RAF servicemen carry the flag-draped coffin of one of their number
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Ten coffins in all arrived at Brize Norton
Members of the RAF places one of their number into a hearse from an RAF transport plane
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The coffins were transported to a hearse from the RAF transport plane





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