Corporal Dip Prasad Pun who defeated more than 30 Taliban fighters, alone was awarded the bravery medal by the Queen.
During an Investiture Ceremony Buckingham Palace, the Queen honored the 31-year-old Gurkha soldier with the medal.
The Britain’s second highest medal for bravery was announced in March for the bravery Dip Prasad showed during a September 17, 2010 militants on a checkpoint near Babaji, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. At that time, Pun had fired more than 400 rounds of bullets, detonated a mine, and launched 17 g
renades in about fifteen minutes of intense fight.
Congratulation Dip Prasad Pun!
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One of my friend has an status :”I’m proud 2 be gurkhas” n i m curious 2 learn about what is their all about gurkhas.Once my finger touch on 1st page then another n so on,it made interesting on n on.
At d end i drop on d site of Corporal Dip Prasad Pun and Rita Rana abt their honourship work.The one who know only about simple terms ,i got 2 learn a lot.
Thank XNepal n congratulation to Corporeal …and Rana.And yes proud 2 say GURKHAS! ^^
Wow,what a soldier….RESPECT
the brave gurkha never die,they should fight until they live.