Soldier wins VC for Iraq bravery

[Wilfrid]

Story here

A British soldier serving in Iraq who saved 30 members of his unit from an ambush has been awarded the first Victoria Cross for more than 20 years.

Pte Johnson Beharry, 25, was struck by enemy fire as he guided a convoy of Warrior fighting vehicles through the town of Al Amarah last May.

A month later he saved more lives in an attack which left him in a coma.

He was one of 140 soldiers honoured for tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, the former Yugoslavia and Africa.

So to him.

[storch]

indeed

[Siaf__csf]

Umm.. I wouldn't consider it 'winning' if he's currently in coma.

I'd say he was awarded the cross for heroic sacrifice.

[GreenCloud]

this is the small stories of men doing somthing for the greater cause


and siaf..im on the border of calling you out..I would truly like to kik ur skull in if I believed you were putting in ur 2 cents of sarcasm or crak pot remarks of "winning'..


We are making a huge differnce in the middle east..and it is for the good..spreading BASIC human rigths is the way to go


humans are equal..male female..whatever..and the middle east has been known for centuries as a brutal..unfair...and represive society....the oppositte of the USA




Salute all our fellows striving for a better tomorrow

siaf...many people will die on both sides..and you actaully will have a winner...sad as it is at this point..it is true

[Siaf__csf]

Greencloud the thing about awards and winning medals is that they're glorified usually only by those who watch the action from side.

The ones who earn them have a completely different outlook on them.

[Haele]

Originally posted by GreenCloud
this is the small stories of men doing somthing for the greater cause


and siaf..im on the border of calling you out..I would truly like to kik ur skull in if I believed you were putting in ur 2 cents of sarcasm or crak pot remarks of "winning'..


We are making a huge differnce in the middle east..and it is for the good..spreading BASIC human rigths is the way to go


humans are equal..male female..whatever..and the middle east has been known for centuries as a brutal..unfair...and represive society....the oppositte of the USA




Salute all our fellows striving for a better tomorrow

siaf...many people will die on both sides..and you actaully will have a winner...sad as it is at this point..it is true

Why are humans equal? Who said so? Is the USA not being brutal, unfair and repressive in its current occupation of Iraq by forcing Western values on an incompatible mindset? Just playing devils advocate for a moment.

Edit : Hello everyone. Are there any biscuits for forum newbies?

[Skydancer]

Actualy Siaf you are right!

[Wilfrid]

Siaf, RTFA: "When I was told yesterday I thought it was great to have received the award. I was speechless," said Mr Beharry, who was born on the Caribbean island of Grenada but comes from London.

    
Haele, take it to a different thread. No biscuits for you!

[Siaf__csf]

Well if he can actually still speak it makes things different. If he appreciates the notion, good for him.

[GreenCloud]

Greencloud the thing about awards and winning medals is that they're glorified usually only by those who watch the action from side.

im not going to kik ur skullin rigth now..

this soldier has not went out to glorify himslef as u say...

2nd....many many who get awards have doen more then there part


ur wong..i would let you go,,but to put words where they arent ...especially in this case..is absloute crap..

where do you see he said hes glorify'n his own?.....no where




Hale..answerning your question is really ridiculous...YA..USA is the worst country EVAR...devils dumcht sounds like




and again..dont hijakc this post

SALUTE..all you boys over there

my boy comes home in 25 days

[Haele]

Hale..answerning your question is really ridiculous...YA..USA is the worst country EVAR...devils dumcht sounds like

Huh?

[Siaf__csf]

Greencloud it would help if you would take the time to spell correctly and read/understand the posts.

Let me repeat: Usually awards and medals are worshipped only by sidestanders, the ones who earn them often couldn't care less. In fact, many warheroes I've seen have commented they don't care about the medals. They care how they're treated post-war.

[cpxxx]

Siaf, Private Beharry was all over the TV this morning looking fit and well apart from some scars on his head. Winning a Victoria cross is no small thing and it's not just the bystanders who appreciate his courage. His comrades appreciate it too. Not least the guys who are still alive because of his actions.  But you're right in one sense. In common with almost all VC winners, he felt he was simply doing his duty.

The last Victoria cross was issued in 1982.  The last time one was issued to a living soldier was 40 years ago.  The VC is issued for bravery in the face of the enemy.   A young British soldier was issued with the equal in status George Cross for similar bravery when he rescued comrades from a burning vehicle while under repeated attack in Iraq in 2003. We would have got a VC but for the fact the attacker was a strafing A10 Warthog.

So it's no small thing to win a VC.

Here's the citation. It bears study.

Citation

[Rino]

Originally posted by Haele
Why are humans equal? Who said so? Is the USA not being brutal, unfair and repressive in its current occupation of Iraq by forcing Western values on an incompatible mindset? Just playing devils advocate for a moment.

Edit : Hello everyone. Are there any biscuits for forum newbies?

     Something tells me Haele just might not be a forum newby:rolleyes:

[Haele]

Originally posted by Rino
Something tells me Haele just might not be a forum newby:rolleyes:

I've lurked for a long time if that counts, when I registered my account was lost to the ether and existed in a horrible state of nothingness where I couldn't retrieve a confirmation e-mail for a while.