Corporal Dipprasad Pun, 31, said he thought he was going to die and so had nothing to lose in taking on the attackers who overran his checkpoint.Had there been any more he'd probably have been able to beat them to death with his enormous balls. Even though I'm not sure about the whole getting a guy from Nepal in the British Army fighting an American war aspect there are some people who I'm really glad are on our side.
He was yesterday awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC), which is given in recognition of acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
Pun fired more than 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine to repel the Taliban assault on his checkpoint near Babaji in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, last September.
Surrounded, the enemy opened fired from all sides and for 15 minutes Pun remained under continuous attack, including from rocket-propelled grenades and AK47 guns.
At one point, unable to shoot, he used his machine gun tripod to knock down a militant who was climbing the walls of the compound.
Two insurgents were still attacking by the time he ran out of ammunition, but he set off a Claymore mine to repel them.
Thursday 2 June 2011
Health warning - do not fuck with Ghurkhas
Seriously, just don't. They will kill you.
Health warning - do not fuck with Ghurkhas
2011-06-02T20:25:00+10:00
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