Friday, April 29, 2005
Hero Salute!
The Victoria Cross has been awarded to a British soldier that served in Iraq. This story recounts the man's exploits. Here is just a small excerpt:
During this long surge through the ambushes the vehicle was again struck by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.Move over Superman, there is a real hero in town.
While his head remained out of the hatch, to enable him to see the route ahead, he was directly exposed to much of this fire, and was himself hit by a 7.62mm bullet, which penetrated his helmet and remained lodged on its inner surface.
Despite this harrowing weight of incoming fire Beharry continued to push through the extended ambush, still leading his platoon until he broke clean.
