Tough little cuss nonetheless...
Posted on 06/03/2011 7:28:43 AM PDT by ThinkingBuddha
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.
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The funny thing is, looking at his picture, if you walked past him on the street you wouldn’t give him a second look. Talk about a whole lot of bad a$$ in a very inconspicuous package.
“Saw off” as in “seeing them off”...although he probably could have sawn them off as well.
What an incredible story of bravery and heroism. The crown is right to honor this soldier. Nepal should take great pride in their troops. I know I am grateful to him and all soldiers of the coalition.
Ok, this guy is the definition of a one-man ass kicking machine.
The Gurkhas are coming up on 200 years of heroism for the British Army.
Gurkhas do that. They’re little concentrated packages of badass with cool knives and funny hats.
}:-)4
What, the enemy was surrounded? And Pun was being attacked by 'AK47 guns?' The guns were attacking him?
Awful, awful writing. It does not do proper credit to this hero.
OUTSTANDING!
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."
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Amazing hero .. look at his size !
God bless and protect all our troops and allies. What they suffer and give ...
BTTT
Ah, I see. Thanks!
A one man army.
Oh YEAh way cool!
No mention of taking any heads with his Kukri knife - too bad.
Still, should be a “Call of Duty: Great Battles of the Gurkhas” game.
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