"Corporal Bryan Budd [those who serve will appreciate the name], 29, of Ripon, North Yorkshire, was killed when he single-handedly stormed a Taleban position in Afghanistan, in August. It is the first posthumous VC to be awarded since the Falklands war." A hero soldier who died saving seven comrades from Taleban gunfire has been awarded the highest recognition for gallantry, the Victoria Cross.
"A member of the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment and originally from Scunthorpe, he was the 20th UK serviceman to die in Afghanistan since the start of operations in November, 2001."
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Beaverbrook (My related: The VC is not for sale)
In the 'War on Terror' that makes one Brit and one Commonwealth soldier from Genada that has won the VC. Given that people are calling this another Thirty Year's War, we can expect that Canucks, Aussie and Kiwis will also be recipients of this rarest of military honours before this thing is over.
ReplyDeleteGood news at Christmas - to hear that valour still prevails. May God bless him and his family.
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