Cyrus Thatcher's Letter
Posted: January 9th, 2022, 7:46 pm
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher's Letter
On 2nd June 2009, whilst on patrol in Helmand Province, 19-year-old Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher became one of the youngest soldiers to die in the Afghanistan war when killed by an explosion. He had left the following letter at his home in Reading, to be read in the event of his death.
A 4 & 1/2 minute video.
AiY
On 2nd June 2009, whilst on patrol in Helmand Province, 19-year-old Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher became one of the youngest soldiers to die in the Afghanistan war when killed by an explosion. He had left the following letter at his home in Reading, to be read in the event of his death.
A 4 & 1/2 minute video.
AiY