BROTHERS AT THE DOUBLE; TWINS WHO SHARE EVERYTHING WITH ONE ANOTHER RETURN HOME FROM AFGHAN TOUR OF DUTY.Byline: By ALASTAIR CRAIG THEY scratched their knees together as boys, shared teenage secrets - and went to war together. The Lewis twins did everything at the double, both in the playground and the killing fields. Michael and Kevin, 24, have just returned from Afghanistan where they were posted with their regiment the Royal Logistics Corps. The former Roman Road Primary School pupils in Gateshead, joined up within six months of each other six years ago, and reached the rank of Lance Corporal lance corporal n. 1. Abbr. LCpl A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above private first class and below corporal. 2. One who holds this rank. days apart. Army chef Kevin and special operations Operations conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, informational, and/or economic objectives employing military capabilities for which there is no broad conventional force requirement. driver Michael, from Heworth, Gateshead, both trained at Pirbright in Surrey. They spent six months side by side at the British Army's main Afghanistan base at Sangin, in Helmand province. The brothers arrived during the infamous Siege of Sangin when Taliban insurgents Insurgents, in U.S. history, the Republican Senators and Representatives who in 1909–10 rose against the Republican standpatters controlling Congress, to oppose the Payne-Aldrich tariff and the dictatorial power of House speaker Joseph G. Cannon. attacked the town, engaging British troops in mortar fire up to six times a day. During the siege, fighting became intense and NATO commander A military commander in the NATO chain of command. Also called allied commander. General David J Richards declared Helmand the fiercest fighting ground for coalition troops since the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. . The lads' proud parents Michael and Angela, who also have two daughters, Helen, 35, and Debbie, 29, have told of their daily pride and agony waiting to hear their sons are safe and well. The family have lived through the brothers' postings to Afghanistan and Basra in Iraq in 2002. Angela, 55, who works for Gateshead Council, said: "You're dreading all the time a knock on Noun 1. knock on - (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball the door or a telephone call. "I can't watch or listen to the news because you always hear which regiment dead soldiers "Dead Soldiers" is the third episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Dennis Lehane from a story by David Simon & Dennis Lehane and was directed by Rob Bailey. It originally aired on October 3, 2004. are from before they have been named. "If I heard 'Royal Logistics Corps' I would be a wreck. My heart goes out to all the families who have lost sons and daughters. That's what I dread the most"But I'm incredibly proud of them both. They're doing a hard job for their country. I know they've both seen things which have affected them and things they can't talk about."Michael, 54, a retired chef from the Army Catering Corps The Army Catering Corps was a corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps, and became a corps in its own right in 1965. , said: "They found it difficult at the start but Michael and Kevin have grown to love Army life. They've both said they'll stay in for the full 22 years. Worrying about them is just part of our daily lives now and we get on with it."They're happy, which is the main thing. We don't push them to talk about what they've seen and done. When they're back I'll take them for a pint and if they want to talk they well."Michael and Kevin continue a proud family tradition in the services. Their grandfather Ken Lewis, 81, is an ex-Royal Marine. Michael Snr, who now works with the Durham Cadet force, has rallied for troops who come home wounded, by raising money for a special centre to care for them. More than 200 people turned out to support the cause at a fundraising bash at Leam Lane Working Men's Club Working Men's Clubs are a formally organized type of private social club (Also see C&IU). They were initially founded in the nineteenth century in industrial areas of Great Britain, particularly the North of England with the aim of providing recreation and education for working in Felling on Thursday. The money will go towards building a pounds 10m extension at Headley Court rehabilitation centre in Surrey. A new 30-bed ward has already been added to the existing 170 beds at the centre to cope with the growing numbers of forces personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan . CAPTION(S): PRIDE: Parents Angela and Michael Lewis Michael Lewis or Mick Lewis may refer to:
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