This week, Corporal Dipprasad Pun, a Nepalese soldier in the British army, was given the United Kingdom's top award for bravery for his heroic actions in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly fought off more than 30 Taliban fighters. Yes, by his damn self: Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics.Corporal Pun was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, which is given "in recognition of acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy." Pun's brand of gallantry included firing more than 400 rounds, launching 17 grenades and detonating a mine to repel the Taliban assault on his checkpoint in southern Afghanistan:
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.More here: Soldier cited for holding off up to 30 Taliban by himself. When the attackers overran his checkpoint, with intense fire coming at him from all sides, Corporal Pun thought he was going to die. So he basically fought like hell to kill as many assailants as possible before they took him out. When the dust cleared, Pun was still standing, with not a scratch on him. Baaaaadass.
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.
Now please, somebody make a movie about this dude.
