Royal Marine for Victoria Cross

Tchocky · 03-30-08, 06:40 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ds/7321647.stm

Wow

Trex · 03-30-08, 11:25 PM

"First to land..."

Venatore · 03-31-08, 02:09 AM

Excellent

Jimbuna · 03-31-08, 06:03 AM

Good luck to him

Tchocky · 03-31-08, 06:10 AM

I'm trying to imagine the atmosphere in the squad after he survived that blast.

"Er, thanks mate. Er..."

XXi · 03-31-08, 08:22 AM

I think that he deserves the Victoria Cross.

Trex · 03-31-08, 10:31 AM

There certainly has been at least one VC awarded for that, in Hong Kong, but it was posthumous. Sadly, although the level of bravery is not one whit less, I suspect the staffazoids and bureaucrats will somehow count his survival against it.

This is by no means limited to any one country. I was surfing a US site on Medals of Honour citations. It got damned depressing - every other one from Vietnam was, "...threw himself on grenade... posthumous'. Yike!

mr chris · 03-31-08, 11:05 AM

Deffently deserves the VC.

bookworm_020 · 03-31-08, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tchocky

I'm trying to imagine the atmosphere in the squad after he survived that blast.

"Er, thanks mate. Er..."

I sure he didn't have to buy drinks after that!

Tango589 · 04-01-08, 12:50 PM

This man is a credit to the Royal Marines and I sincerely hope he is awarded the VC. If the award was up for public poll as to the winner he would get my vote.

03-30-08, 06:40 PM	#1
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Royal Marine for Victoria Cross http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ds/7321647.stm Wow __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Good luck to him __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-31-08, 06:10 AM	#5
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I'm trying to imagine the atmosphere in the squad after he survived that blast. "Er, thanks mate. Er..." __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-31-08, 08:22 AM	#6
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I think that he deserves the Victoria Cross. __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

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mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Deffently deserves the VC. __________________

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Trex Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 262 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"First to land..."

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Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Excellent

03-31-08, 10:31 AM	#7
Trex Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 262 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There certainly has been at least one VC awarded for that, in Hong Kong, but it was posthumous. Sadly, although the level of bravery is not one whit less, I suspect the staffazoids and bureaucrats will somehow count his survival against it. This is by no means limited to any one country. I was surfing a US site on Medals of Honour citations. It got damned depressing - every other one from Vietnam was, "...threw himself on grenade... posthumous'. Yike!

04-01-08, 12:50 PM	#10
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	This man is a credit to the Royal Marines and I sincerely hope he is awarded the VC. If the award was up for public poll as to the winner he would get my vote. __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...