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Didn't see this posted, although it is a few weeks old...
Yahoo
Quite the hero.
ONDON (AFP) – A Nepalese soldier in the British army has been given a top bravery award by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroics in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly saw off more than 30 Taliban fighters.
Corporal Dipprasad Pun, 31, said he thought he was going to die and so had nothing to lose in taking on the attackers who overran his checkpoint.
He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC), which is given in recognition of acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
Pun fired more than 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine to repel the Taliban assault on his checkpoint near Babaji in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, last September.
Surrounded, the enemy opened fired from all sides and for 15 minutes Pun remained under continuous attack, including from rocket-propelled grenades and AK47 guns.
At one point, unable to shoot, he used his machine gun tripod to knock down a militant who was climbing the walls of the compound.
Two insurgents were still attacking by the time he ran out of ammunition, but he set off a Claymore mine to repel them.
Yahoo
Quite the hero.
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yeah i think i posted about him but no one replied, my thread was wondering how they decide what medal is worthy of what.
Congrats to him, well deserved!
Amazing, fighting men with unshakable loyalty to our crown!
Not mine on COD 4 some bastarfd would have sniped me spawning. :mad:
There is the old story about the British Army lacing up their boots a certain way and the Ghurkas noticed enemy soldiers did theirs up differently, and they used to touch peoples boots and anyone with their boots tied a different way would be meeting their maker very soon.
This might all be a Urban Myth though.
And to think there were people in the last government who wanted to refuse them entry into our country. Disgraceful.
During one of the Falklands battles, the British commander sent a message to the Argentine camp - "surrender now or we'll send in the Gurkhas". The white flag went up immediately.