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2008-03-30 19:29:22
CanadianLoser
Meow :3 :3
+1,148|6967

Mutantsteak wrote:

Funky_Finny wrote:

Lucky cunt. GG on bravery though, the man deserves a medal.
Purp Heart?
lultard he didnt have the req.

but 4 srs he needs to be recognized, he basically took his own life to save his comrades, and i guess he picked the right day to do it because he came out alive.
2008-03-30 19:40:18
Mutantbear
Semi Constructive Criticism
+1,431|6424|London, England

Canadianloser wrote:

Mutantsteak wrote:

Funky_Finny wrote:

Lucky cunt. GG on bravery though, the man deserves a medal.
Purp Heart?
lultard he didnt have the req.

but 4 srs he needs to be recognized, he basically took his own life to save his comrades, and i guess he picked the right day to do it because he came out alive.
Yeah, with the Purple heart, its not a bad metal, it just sucks in bf2
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2008-03-30 19:43:41
S.Lythberg
Mastermind
+429|6906|Chicago, IL

Mutantsteak wrote:

Canadianloser wrote:

Mutantsteak wrote:

Purp Heart?
lultard he didnt have the req.

but 4 srs he needs to be recognized, he basically took his own life to save his comrades, and i guess he picked the right day to do it because he came out alive.
Yeah, with the Purple heart, its not a bad metal, it just sucks in bf2
I don't think he got injured badly enough to get the purple heart (lucky bastard, that never works in BF2).

Whatever medal he receives, they'll be telling stories about him to recruits for decades.
2008-03-30 19:57:41
Karbin
Member
+42|6754
Been done before but, without the same outcome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robert_Osborn
2008-03-30 20:12:59
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|7239|Great Brown North

S.Lythberg wrote:

Mutantsteak wrote:

Canadianloser wrote:

lultard he didnt have the req.

but 4 srs he needs to be recognized, he basically took his own life to save his comrades, and i guess he picked the right day to do it because he came out alive.
Yeah, with the Purple heart, its not a bad metal, it just sucks in bf2
I don't think he got injured badly enough to get the purple heart (lucky bastard, that never works in BF2).

Whatever medal he receives, they'll be telling stories about him to recruits for decades.
the british don't have a wound medal iirc.  we don't either (Canadian)

Last edited by krazed (2008-03-30 20:17:54)

2008-03-30 20:17:09
killer21
Because f*ck you that's why.
+400|7050|Reisterstown, MD

He deserves the equivalent to the Medal of Honor which, I assume is the Victoria Cross.

Last edited by killer21 (2008-03-30 20:25:06)

2008-03-30 20:23:27
VspyVspy
Sniper
+183|7132|A sunburnt country
Sounds to me like he deserves a VC.  He definitely put his life on the line for his patrol mates.
2008-03-30 20:26:02
Monkeyman911
Dun wori, it's K.
+76|6881|California, US

Mutantsteak wrote:

Funky_Finny wrote:

Lucky cunt. GG on bravery though, the man deserves a medal.
Purp Heart?
Heh. I distinctly remember some Military program where a general said "We don't give out a Purple Heart for a hang nail or a BLOODY NOSE."
2008-03-30 20:26:21
san4
The Mas
+311|7147|NYC, a place to live
Do they train soldiers to do that?
2008-03-30 20:40:42
mcgid1
Meh...
+129|7176|Austin, TX/San Antonio, TX

san4 wrote:

Do they train soldiers to do that?
Even if they do train, it takes something more than just drills to do something like this.

This man deserves the VC at the very least.
2008-03-30 20:40:57
AussieReaper
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+5,761|6612|what

san4 wrote:

Do they train soldiers to do that?
They train them to dive away, like the other members of his squad did.
https://i.imgur.com/maVpUMN.png
2008-03-30 21:18:18
san4
The Mas
+311|7147|NYC, a place to live

TheAussieReaper wrote:

san4 wrote:

Do they train soldiers to do that?
They train them to dive away, like the other members of his squad did.
He's gonna get the Victoria Cross plus a reprimand for not following standard operating procedure.
2008-03-30 21:30:47
dill13
Member
+67|6653

The shock from the explosion alone should have turned his organs to jelly. Hes very lucky there must have been allot of heavy shit in the bag to stop a shock wave like that.
2008-03-30 21:53:38
RoosterCantrell
Goodbye :)
+399|6939|Somewhere else

mcgid1 wrote:

san4 wrote:

Do they train soldiers to do that?
Even if they do train, it takes something more than just drills to do something like this.

This man deserves the VC at the very least.
Very true.  I doubt he honestly thought he'd make it through that.  THAT takes something extra, something that alot of people DON'T have.  I really doubt I could do that.

The medal is deserving, but after he got up from the blast, the reward of being o.k. was probably enough for him to be pleased.

Too bad this type of situation doesn't turn out like this one did more often.
2008-03-30 22:24:40
PeoNinja
Ninja Fart - Silent but Deadly
+31|6658
He deserves the lucky bastard medal
2008-03-31 02:21:05
FEOS
Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate
+1,182|6870|'Murka

Mek-Izzle wrote:

If he doesn't get a VC, then shit would be seriously fucked up.
Absolutely. The guy probably didn't even realize what he'd done until afterward.

"What just happened?"

"You just jumped on a grenade and saved the squad."

"I fucking did fucking what?!"

Granite cajones. I hope this story gets told on this side of the pond too.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
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2008-03-31 03:01:34
henno13
A generally unremarkable member
+230|6807|Belfast
holy,


fucking,



shit
2008-03-31 03:03:57
Ultrafunkula
Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...
+1,975|6933|6 6 4 oh, I forget

I beg to differ. The silly guy thought it was one of his mates who trew it, and since friendly fire was off, he wanted to "C4" himself with that nade uppity-up in the tree. The backpack was really a chute so he could jump down afterwards. No?

Well anyhoo, two thumbs up from here. Someone said he should be set up for life. I agree with that.
2008-03-31 03:37:42
zeidmaan
Member
+234|6874|Vienna

Wow what a man... To bad he had excruciating knee pains and knee problems all his life...
2008-03-31 03:38:21
rh27
Not really a Brit
+51|7055|England
Doesn't sound like he qualifies for the Victoria Cross.

He wasn't in the presence of the enemy (from what I understand from the article), so therefore he qualifies for the equivalent award the George Cross for bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
2008-03-31 03:40:04
Cheez
Herman is a warmaphrodite
+1,027|6898|King Of The Islands

rh27 wrote:

Doesn't sound like he qualifies for the Victoria Cross.

He wasn't in the presence of the enemy (from what I understand from the article), so therefore he qualifies for the equivalent award the George Cross for bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
"In the face of the enemy" means in the armed forces. George Cross is for civilians.

That's how I interpret it anyway. I'd trust a Pom to know more about Pom stuff than a non-Pom.

Last edited by Cheez (2008-03-31 03:42:26)

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2008-03-31 04:20:27
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6682|Escea

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

Hero
QFT

also that'd be a canny story to tell,

'I fell off a ladder and survived'

'Screw that, I dived onto a nade and survived!'
2008-03-31 05:44:05
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
+427|7140|Disaster Free Zone

Last edited by DrunkFace (2008-03-31 06:01:18)

2008-03-31 05:58:55
loubot
O' HAL naw!
+470|7037|Columbus, OH
The U.S. Army said Dragon skin failed. The news and Future Weapon made too much hype for nothing.link
2008-03-31 06:29:43
kptk92
u
+972|6867|tc_london

Zilla wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

Hero
QF FUCKING T
QFFT.

 

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