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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. | 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. |
| He was someone who was prepared to make the very highest sacrifice to save the lives of others Lorena Budd | He was someone who was prepared to make the very highest sacrifice to save the lives of others Lorena Budd |
| 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. | 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. |
| He had been in the Army for 10 years, serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan. | He had been in the Army for 10 years, serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| He was about to be promoted to platoon sergeant. | He 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. |
| Find out more about Britain's bravery medalsIn pictures | Find out more about Britain's bravery medalsIn pictures |
| 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. |
| Cpl Budd's wife Lorena, 23, a clerk with the Royal Artillery, said after the announcement: "Bryan will always be remembered by me as a loving husband and father to our two beautiful daughters, Isabelle and Imogen. | |
| "The exceptional act of valour and the subsequent award of the Victoria Cross is representative of the sort of man Bryan was. | "The exceptional act of valour and the subsequent award of the Victoria Cross is representative of the sort of man Bryan was. |
| "He was a proud and passionate Parachute Regiment soldier and he was someone who was prepared to make the very highest sacrifice to save the lives of others." | "He was a proud and passionate Parachute Regiment soldier and he was someone who was prepared to make the very highest sacrifice to save the lives of others." |