[JMobile]

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110602...stannepalaward

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.

"There wasn't any choice but to fight. The Taliban were all around the checkpoint. I was alone," he said.

"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.

"The CGC does not get handed out lightly. It was a most remarkable achievement," he said.

Call of Duty and Halo, eat your heart out.

[Robust]

damn!! great fucken work!! i was never in the military, but i still salute you!! now go get some well deseved poon!

Robust

[darrell74]

Thank you for the story.

At my work, we recently hired a younger guy from Nepal.
So far, he's been a good worker. But he's a quiet type.
The next time I work with him, I think I can use this story as a good conversation piece.

[GunShard]

I want him on my counterstrike team.

[EasyCover]

He deserves his own video game. Maybe he can star in it with Arnold.

[thechaoz]

Nice work soldier

[frostno98]

Unreal and unheard of. We can confidently say this guy was nowhere trained or as prepare at the level of a SAS or Navy Seal operative. Yet he managed to repell 30 people as a basic infantry soldier. Just mind boggling that one person with non Rambo like skills can do that.

[Turd Ferguson]

If that doesn't deserve the Victoria Cross I don't know what does. Do they only give it to native Brits?

[bettilimbroke999]

They must not have been too well armed if a guy swinging a tripod could repel them, still that's an incredible story

[TakeTwo]

what a hero.

[HoulihansTX]

Sounds like Chuck Norris' daily warmup, B4 hitting the gym.

[JMobile]

I'll tell you one thing, if it was me, I would probably not survive that shit. This guy sure has mad skills.

[jbrent95]

Fantastic!!! He even ran out of ammo.

[Elevated]

Well deserved... i would have probably been dead but like he said i wouldnt have gone down without killing as many of them as i could in his case he killed all of them

[bettilimbroke999]

What a strange story, 1 guy at a checkpoint? I mean what tha?

Somethings a little fishy here

[Cuse0323]

[Saunders FTW]

Def deserves a....

[Manaconda]

Thats pretty amazing, 30 taliban couldnt handle one person?

[Stallion]

Awesome work!!!!

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

What a crazy mofo, guy was probably flying after all that.

[frostno98]

What a strange story, 1 guy at a checkpoint? I mean what tha?

Somethings a little fishy here

So the British Army brought 30 dead Taliban to the checkpoint and made up this hackomany story so they can award a Nepalese Gurkha soldier the 2nd highest British medalGet over it your conspiracy nutbag.

[hockeyman30304]

what a badass...what an adrenaline rush

[masr]

Shows what type of HOMOS the Taliban are..coulndt even take on one 4'7 ft guy

[bettilimbroke999]

So the British Army brought 30 dead Taliban to the checkpoint and made up this hackomany story so they can award a Nepalese Gurkha soldier the 2nd highest British medalGet over it your conspiracy nutbag.

You're not very bright frost...thats all, just wanted to point that out

First off no one said he killed 30 Taliban, the article was that he repelled an attack from up to 30 Taliban, since no one else was there who the **** knows what really happened, in other words prolly actually 10 farmers, 2 of em armed tried to storm a checkpoint and he unloaded 400 rounds at em and a box of grenades and claymore mines and they said **** it and left. I mean one of the guys he said he fought away with the butt of his machine gun, now I mean this aint the fuckin civil war when guys are armed with ak47s and rocket propelled grenades fighting them off with the butt of your gun is kinda tough

[pico]

rambo

[itchypickle]

Buy that man some drinks!

[ddesmara]

Awesome dude!

[SuddenDee]

Super action hero. Shouldve gotten Victoria Cross--- would he have had to repel 60 Talibans for that?

[pronk]

HOOAH!!!

[305GURU]

Bad motherf***er...Pun ur the man, need more soilders at checkpoints though

[CisforCOOKIE]

That is one badass dude

[chemicalbrother]

glad this cat is getting his due...that isn't to say his checkpoint is/was at all important, it's just pretty cool to read about how focused people can become when facing death.

[MoneylineExpress]

Like Arnold in Commando

[windwind]

thats one funny hat.

[WvGambler]

Someone get that man a beer on me...and maybe some extra help at his checkpoint.