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I read in the UK Daily Telegraph, there was consideration given to giving the VC to two S.A.S. soldiers out in Afghanistan. They may not get the medal because their actions were not witnessed by Officers. The first soldier was in a small unit that attacked some taliban terrorists in a cave complex. The patrol was being beaten back by weight of numbers when the soldier jumped up and led an almost suicidal charge, causing the terrorists to depart. The second action was a lone soldier who called up an air strike on his own position as the terrorists were closing in on him. By some miracle both soldiers survived. I am not sure if they are getting any award.
Years after the Great War, VC controversy lives on
Old Bill
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