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2011/6/3-7/13 [Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:54125 Activity:nil
6/3     One Nepalese soldirer in the UK Army fought off more than 30 Talibans!
        http://www.csua.org/u/thj (news.yahoo.com)
        Kudos.
        \_ I knew before even clicking on the link that he was a Gurkha. It is
           rumored that during WWII the Italians would desert if they
           discovered that they were facing Gurkhas.
           \_ Or was it because the op said he was from Nepal.
              \_ Are all Nepalese soldiers Gurkas?
                 \_ In the UK Army? Yes. It's pretty strange for the UK army to
                    still be raising regiments in Nepal, but it works because of the
                    Gurkha regiments' history of being bad ass, and they only take
                    the best. And they get to settle in the UK afterwards. More or less.
                    still be raising regiments in Nepal, but it works because
                    of the Gurkha regiments' history of being bad ass, and they
                    only take the best. And they get to settle in the UK
                    afterwards. More or less.
           \_ Yawn.  Will you be talking about Gurkhas and the Taliban when
              china invades?
        \_ Come Mr. Taliban, tally me banana...
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Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, proudly holds his Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, after it was presented to him by Britain's Queen El AP - Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, proudly holds his Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, after ... Australia 7 News - Thu Jun 2, 3:20 am ET LONDON (AFP) - A Nepalese soldier in the British army has been given a top bravery award by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroics in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly saw off more than 30 Taliban fighters. 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. He was 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. Pun was given his medal in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. The CGC is second only to the Victoria Cross -- the highest honour for bravery in the face of the enemy. "I had so many of them around me that I thought I was definitely going to die so I thought I'd kill as many of them as I could before they killed me. "After that I thought nobody can kill us now -- when we met the enemy I wasn't scared." Britain's Major General Nicholas Carter, who was commander of allied forces in southern Afghanistan during Pun's deployment, praised his efforts. Report Abuse Don't let that funky little hat fool you folks, the Gurkhas have been highly respected soldiers for many, many years. My dad, who was in North Africa during WW2, said they were some "tough SOB's" and coming from him that was HIGH praise. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
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