Royal marine throws himself onto grenade and lives

2008-03-30 16:33:14

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Lewdis: Member; +6|6457|Canada

quite amazing..i wish i could do that lol

A Royal Marine who threw himself onto an exploding grenade to save the lives of his patrol has been put forward for the UK's highest military honour.

Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, 24, a reservist from Birmingham, survived because his rucksack and body armour took the force of the blast.

He was part of a reconnaissance troop in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in February, when the incident happened.

The Ministry of Defence said he could be considered for the Victoria Cross.

Bloodied nose

A spokesman said L/Cpl Croucher's comrades had made a citation to their commanding officer and officers were now considering whether to put his name forward for the honour.

L/Cpl Croucher, a member of 40 Commando, had been searching a compound south of Sangin which was suspected as being used for making bombs to attack British and Afghan troops.

When a Taleban booby-trap grenade was tripped, L/Cpl Croucher jumped on to the device to absorb the force of the explosion with his backpack as his comrades dived for cover.

The blast blew his rucksack more than 30ft away but he remarkably suffered only severe shock and a bloodied nose in the incident.

source = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west … 321647.stm

2008-03-30 16:34:27

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GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|7103

Hero

2008-03-30 16:34:28

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Funky_Finny: Banned; +456|6591|Carnoustie, Scotland

Lucky cunt. GG on bravery though, the man deserves a medal.

2008-03-30 16:35:20

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Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6424|London, England

Funky_Finny wrote:
Lucky cunt. GG on bravery though, the man deserves a medal.

Purp Heart?

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2008-03-30 16:35:34

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Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6948|Gogledd Cymru

Extremely brave man.

I have great respect for him.

2008-03-30 16:36:49

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Rohirm: Fear is a Leash; +85|6631|New Austin, Not

Considered for the Victoria Cross eh? He deserves it tbh, not too many people have the balls to jump on a grenade and subsequently live to tell about it.

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2008-03-30 16:36:59

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Funky_Finny: Banned; +456|6591|Carnoustie, Scotland

Mutantsteak wrote:
Funky_Finny wrote:
Lucky cunt. GG on bravery though, the man deserves a medal.
Purp Heart?

No, he's not a noob.
like you.

xD

2008-03-30 16:37:05

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GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|7103

Victoria Cross

2008-03-30 16:37:36

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Ollie: Formerly known as Larkin; +215|6443|Halifax, West Yorkshire

Jesus. How the hell did he survive?

2008-03-30 16:38:55

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Smithereener: Member; +138|6775|California

Ollie wrote:
Jesus. How the hell did he survive?

Perhaps? lol

But I'm wondering what was in his backpack that could've absorbed most of the shock of that grenade. That guy is extremely lucky, and extremely brave.

@Funky - I'm not religious btw. It was a joke.

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2008-03-30 16:40:19

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Funky_Finny: Banned; +456|6591|Carnoustie, Scotland

Smithereener wrote:
Ollie wrote:
Jesus. How the hell did he survive?
Perhaps? lol

gtfo with your religion, it was research physics and stuff alon-

ahh fuck it I'm too tired.

2008-03-30 16:41:05

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Lewdis: Member; +6|6457|Canada

Ollie wrote:
Jesus. How the hell did he survive?

his armor and his bags took most of the blast.. you got have balls to do something like that, and he saved all his squad.. amazing

2008-03-30 16:42:16

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Ollie: Formerly known as Larkin; +215|6443|Halifax, West Yorkshire

...and lol @ the typo. This is the BBC, best news in the world! Pfft!

2008-03-30 16:42:59

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argo4: Stand and Deliver; +86|6392|United States

It's really amazing that he survived...this man deserves the highest award. I can't imagine jumping on a live grenade like that. That guy is 1 in a 1000.

2008-03-30 16:43:50

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Ollie: Formerly known as Larkin; +215|6443|Halifax, West Yorkshire

Lewdis wrote:
Ollie wrote:
Jesus. How the hell did he survive?
his armor and his bags took most of the blast.. you got have balls to do something like that, and he saved all his squad.. amazing

Yeah... but standard body armour and a backpack absorbing the blast of a frag grenade? Pretty lucky guy.

2008-03-30 16:47:29

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pers0nah: Waste Kid; +271|7041|MANCHESTERRR

bravery like that deserves more than a medal.

if i was in charge i would make sure him and his family we're set for life.

2008-03-30 16:51:04

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SamTheMan:D: Banned; +856|6433|England

holy fuck

i want to be just like him when i grow big

2008-03-30 16:51:26

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Lewdis: Member; +6|6457|Canada

Ollie wrote:
Lewdis wrote:
Ollie wrote:
Jesus. How the hell did he survive?
his armor and his bags took most of the blast.. you got have balls to do something like that, and he saved all his squad.. amazing
Yeah... but standard body armour and a backpack absorbing the blast of a frag grenade? Pretty lucky guy.

he must have been using some kind of hack. but seriosuly, yeah he was really lucky..i can't imagine just getting a bloody nose instead of like.. your arms and legs blowing off.. he was really lucky and deserves the highest medal (as said above)

2008-03-30 16:53:39

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N00bkilla55404: Voices are calling...; +136|6390|Somewhere out in Space

Now he just needs dragon skin and he can hop on all the nades he wants.

2008-03-30 17:14:19

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7234|Noizyland

Legend. The Victoria Cross is for Valour, there should be no question as to whether this bloke deserves it. Anyone who throws themselves on a grenade for the good of their comrades deserves the highest awards there are.

[Blinking eyes thing]
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2008-03-30 17:17:49

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7080|London, England

If he doesn't get a VC, then shit would be seriously fucked up.

2008-03-30 17:21:28

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CloakedStarship: Member; +76|7024

Sounds like this really. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldomero_Lopez

The guy is nothing less than a Hero, and a lucky one at that. Grenades generally kill people at close range, do they not?

2008-03-30 19:01:15

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Defiance: Member; +438|7130

CloakedStarship wrote:
Grenades generally kill people at close range, do they not?

Oh definitely. He was very lucky to survive, and a damn good thing too. Provided he's not on the other side of the bridge (mentally insane) he should breed. A lot.

2008-03-30 19:03:47

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cablecopulate: Member; +449|7197|Massachusetts.

Who wrote that? "Taleban" "dived"?

2008-03-30 19:07:29

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Zilla: Killa of threads; +122|7101|7th level of hell

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
Hero

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