Preparing for war

Fighting men and officers prepared for deployment to Afghanistan by taking part in live firing exercises at Castlemartin tank range last week. Among them was Corporal Matthew Hartt, from Whitland, who joined the Army at the age of 16. Now 26, he has seen active service in Iraq and this will be his second tour in Afghanistan with the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. The regiment is due to head to Afghanistan in the autumn and for some of the soldiers this was their first experience of live firing exercises.