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April 4th, 2008
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| Forum Digger  | I think it was only a day pack but he had a radio in it, which obviously would have taken a lot of the impact.
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April 5th, 2008
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Quote:
Not lucky exactly MM. I read one report which said that he calculated the strategy and expected to lose a limb or so, but live - as he went for it. Protection of his mates was his motivation, and it was a calculated risk, albeit it a very fast one. Very brave, as you say, and the risk paid dividends. I don't think luck really played much of a part in this case; a soldier at work.
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April 6th, 2008
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| Fridgeraider (Instructor) | Either way Del Boy, pretty damn lucky.
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April 6th, 2008
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| Optio | well if he don't get the cross, God will award him. God awards the brave.
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April 8th, 2008
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| Centurion | Great bravery and quick thinking! |
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April 9th, 2008
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| Optio | Somebody's in for a tough job there, deciding not to award the VC that is... The lad sure deserves it, but as it's stated, the VC is awarded for: "... most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy." So it seems to me that he could be awarded the George Cross instead. Not bad at all considered the fact that he'd be in an even more exclusive club than the VC recipients, the VC being awarded some 1353 times, and the George Cross only 159 times... He sure deserves to get more than just a MID at least, which has been all some other guys who deserved a VC have gotten before him. Quick thinking, ice cold calculation, and unquestionable bravery!  |
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April 10th, 2008
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| Fridgeraider (Instructor) | That's what happens when bravery is put on a paper report and some staff weenie reviews it. |
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April 10th, 2008
| Post 38 |
| God of Scones | Yep. I don't like the officers in the Army. Well, I like the West Point officers. Those guys are great. But the ones that only have a weeks worth of officer training I hate.
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April 10th, 2008
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| Optio | Nah, officers don't count that much when it comes to the VC, it's more on the high top brass to decide, and they have usually been out of circulation for such long time that they can't tell which end of a bayonet is actyally pointed... As I understand the VC could be reccomended by privates, or even civilians, provided there are more than one witness to the incident. The skipper of HMS Glowworm, Lt.cdr. Roope was actually reccomended to the VC by his enemy after he had rammed the German cruiser Admiral Hipper in 1940. |
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April 10th, 2008
| Post 40 |
| God of Scones | Well. That's surprising. |
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