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| A hero soldier who died saving seven comrades from Taleban gunfire has been awarded the highest recognition for gallantry, the Victoria Cross. | A hero soldier who died saving seven comrades from Taleban gunfire has been awarded the highest recognition for gallantry, the Victoria Cross. |
| Corporal Bryan Budd, 29, of Ripon, North Yorkshire, was killed when he single-handedly stormed a Taleban position in Afghanistan, in August. | Corporal Bryan Budd, 29, of Ripon, North Yorkshire, was killed when he single-handedly stormed a Taleban position in Afghanistan, in August. |
| It is the first posthumous VC to be awarded since the Falklands war. | |
| He had a daughter aged two and his wife gave birth to their second child a month after he was killed in action. | He had a daughter aged two and his wife gave birth to their second child a month after he was killed in action. |
| A member of the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment and originally from Scunthorpe, he was the 20th UK serviceman to die in Afghanistan since the start of operations in November, 2001. Bryan died doing the job he loved, leading his men from the front Lt Col Stuart Tootal href="javascript: void window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/uk_british_medals/html/1.stm', '1077647453', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=400,left=312,top=100');">Find out more about Britain's bravery medals href="javascript: void window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/uk_british_medals/html/1.stm', '1077647453', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=400,left=312,top=100');" >In pictures | |
| He had been in the Army for 10 years, serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan, and was about to be promoted to platoon sergeant. | He had been in the Army for 10 years, serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan, and was about to be promoted to platoon sergeant. |
| His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootal, said at the time of his death he was a natural leader. | His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootal, said at the time of his death he was a natural leader. |
| "Bryan died doing the job he loved, leading his men from the front - where he always was," he said. | "Bryan died doing the job he loved, leading his men from the front - where he always was," he said. |
| The Victoria Cross was created in 1856 to honour soldiers of the British Empire during the Crimean War who showed gallantry in the face of enemy attack. | The Victoria Cross was created in 1856 to honour soldiers of the British Empire during the Crimean War who showed gallantry in the face of enemy attack. |