June 14, 2007

Positivity: Rescue hero in line for gallantry award

Filed under: Positivity, US & Allied Military — TBlumer @ 5:59 am

News from Afghanistan:

As bullets and rockets flew around him, L/Cpl Oliver “Teddy” Ruecker had to make a choice: to keep his head down or risk his life to save one of his comrades.

L/Cpl ‘Teddy’ Ruecker braved a barrage of bullets to save a comrade
“I didn’t really think at the time. I just did it,” he said.

What 20-year-old L/Cpl Ruecker did could now lead to him receiving the military’s highest decoration, the Victoria Cross.

Read the whole thing.

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