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Article: IRAQ WAR HEROES HONOURED AFTER RISKING LIVES UNDER ENEMY FIRE: MIGHTY WARRIOR; Armoured car driver gets VC for saving 30 comrades.(News)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2005
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Byline: Chris Hughes
PRIVATE Johnson Beharry's outstanding bravery during a rebel Iraqi ambush made him the first to win a Victoria Cross in 23 years.
The 25-year-old received the highest award for gallantry under attack after his Warrior armoured vehicle was blown up in a hail of rocketsWith his drivers' hatch up, he forced the crippled and burning 30-tonner through a warren of enemy positions, guiding 30 colleagues to safety.
Throughout the sustained attack, the armoured-vehicle driver believed his platoon commander and other colleagues may have ...