People who have never served in the militay, let alone seen combat, do not understand that the basic motivation for action is the safety and well-being for your buddies, usually at the smallest unit level...
....your life depends on those around you so you protect them.
The bit I love is this: "One bullet struck his helmet and lodged inside it. Breaking free of the ambush, Beharry saw another Warrior from his company and followed it through the streets to another Coalition outpost that was also under attack followed by the rest of his platoon. Flames still poured from the Warrior as Beharry pulled up outside the outpost. He climbed onto the turret oblivious to the enemy fire and pulled his platoon commander to the safety of a nearby Warrior. He ran back to the vehicle, climbed the turret and pulled out the vehicle’s gunner, carrying him to safety as well and then returned to his vehicle leading the disorientated, shocked soldiers from the back to a safe position. Once again, he climbed back onto his vehicle and drove it into the security of the perimeter of the outpost, denying it to the enemy. Then grabbing the fire extinguishers he put the fire out"
I have never been in a sustained contact. We all wonder how we would react. We all dream in our hearts we would do as this lad did. Very, very proud of the British Army today.