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  • Gongs for Britain's brave(Heroic Army Captain defuses bomb by hand under fire, awarded George Medal)

    09/07/2006 11:34:00 PM PDT · by Stoat · 12 replies · 1,092+ views
    The Sun (U.K.) ^ | September 7, 2006 | JOHN KAY
       EXCLUSIVE    Gongs for Britain's brave   Courage ... Kevin, with medal   By JOHN KAY Chief ReporterSEPTEMBER 08, 2006  AN ARMY hero told last night how he took a “long walk” to defuse a powerful bomb by hand. Disposal expert Captain Kevin Ivison feared he was on a 100-yard trip to certain death as he set off to tackle the roadside device in Iraq.He was so sure he would not be coming back he left deeply personal messages for loved ones he never expected to see again.On his way to the bomb he passed the bodies of two...