Posted on 04/15/2010 4:08:20 AM PDT by nuconvert
Private Alex Kennedy is believed to be the youngest person since the Second World War to earn the Military Cross for bravery.
A teenage soldier who saved his injured commander in Afghanistan is believed to be the youngest person since the Second World War to earn the Military Cross for bravery.
However Private Alex Kennedy, 19, said yesterday he felt that there were better heroes than him.
“I was the one lucky enough to get the MC,” he told The Times. “I have won it for the whole company and the regiment, not just for me.”
Private Kennedy, of 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, was in Central America on an adventure training exercise this year when he learnt that he would receive one of the military’s highest awards for his action under fire in Helmand province in June 2009
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““I was the one lucky enough to get the MC,” he told The Times. “I have won it for the whole company and the regiment, not just for me.”
Do you suppose he’ll hold off on getting married until my daughter is ready? Good Lord, that boy is a hero in more ways than he realizes.
There are patriots, true patriots, the world over.
Bless this young man. He has made his country proud.
Great post!
B U M P
Great job, soldier!
He may be only 19 but he’s got more sense and smarts than many guys twice his age. I hope he gets home safe and well.
Great to see a new hero rise amongst the British.
Bully for him!
And reproduces abundantly
Awesome! Great job and wonderful story!
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