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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/10/medal.honor/index.htmlJeez that is the epitome of and classic heroic act, throwing yourself on a grenade. Shame about the helmet idea - I guess that just made another outer shell to the grenade.
You may have heard of the 1st British VC to be awarded to a living person for 40 years:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4358921.stmPersonally, I feel that he was "just doing his job" as he asserts.
The last VC, as cited in the same article, was famously given to Col H Jones in the Falklands war. I believe that his was an act of foolhardy romantic recklessness, storming a MG nest Sgt Rock-style, leaving his men leaderless. Of course, I don't know the full facts but I doubt they were being picked off one by one, and his was the only recourse available.
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Falklands/vc.htm
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
