Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics

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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110602...stannepalaward
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Amazing story!

From the article: The CGC is second only to the Victoria Cross -- the highest honour for bravery in the face of the enemy.

What did he have to do to get the Victoria cross? :-)
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be a bad ass
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Perhaps die during an act of bravery?
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I didn't realize it was only awarded posthumously, but that makes sense. :-)
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What a rad story! Thanks for sharing.
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Great story thanks,

"I had so many of them around me that I thought I was definitely going to die so I thought I'd kill as many of them as I could before they killed me.

"After that I thought nobody can kill us now -- when we met the enemy I wasn't scared."
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Awesome story, it's amazing what people are capable of when put in an extreme situation.
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That is one bad ass Motha right there.
Like they say though a man with nothing to lose can do a lot.
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It's not. Remember this man?
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31. The magic number is 31.:-)
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Very cool story. Thanks for sharing, Chutney!

I think even Icehog3 would agree that this is a great Ghurka!!
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:-):-):-)
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It's not....Smokey Smith, WWII received the VC and he died just last year.
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