PRIVATE Jake Kovco was one of Australia's most highly trained and respected snipers.

LAST MONTH HE WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ JUST LAST MONTH.


What a wasted life, God I loathe the administration in the White House. We lose our young, while those creatures are surrounded by bodygaurds totally disgusting. IT SUCKS BIG TIME. AN ADMINISTRATION WITH NOT AN OUNCE OF COURAGE BETWEEN THEM

PEACE BE WITH YOUR FAMILY IN THE DAYS TO COME

Dead soldier was elite sniper


THE Australian soldier killed on duty in Iraq has been named as Private Jake Kovco serving in the elite 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment.

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