The fallen Cpl. Agris Hutrof's funeral ceremony will be held on Saturday morning at Tallinn's St. John Church. Hutrof was honored yesterday at memorial service attended by hundreds of coalition soldiers at Camp Bastion. His final resting place will be in Väike-Maarja.

The corporal was killed in action in Helmand Province on October 15, when his patrolling infantry unit was ambushed by insurgents. Another three Estcoy-12 servicemen received non-life-threatening wounds. Two were subsequently transported to the UK for medical attention and one received attention in Afghanistan.

Estonian troops have been in Afghanistan since March 2003. Nine men have lost their lives in that time.

Ott Tammik