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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but thought that it might be worthy of discussion.
Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday awarded Britain's second-highest award for bravery, the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, to Acting Sgt. Dipprasad Pun of the Royal Gurkha Rifles.While stationed as a lone sentry at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's Helmand province on September 17, Pun fended off an attack by up to 30 Taliban fighters."There were many Taliban around me," Pun said in an interview with British Forces News. "I thought they are definitely going to kill me. ... I thought before they kill me I have to kill some of them."During the 15-minute battle, Pun fired more than 400 rounds of ammunition, detonated 17 grenades and a mine and even threw his gun tripod at a Taliban fighter climbing toward his position, according to British Forces News.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/02/soldier-cited-for-holding-off-up-to-30-taliban-by-himself/?hpt=hp_t2Interesting article, plus an interesting slant on the Imperial legacy of British soldiers, especially Nepali Ghurkas fighting in Afghanistan in 2011.
“Better to die than be a coward” With such a motto very few would be eager to challenge them! (especially with their kukri)However some have tried ...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10782099
