Dec 10th, 2009
She’s a wisp of a girl, barely tall enough to reach to Prince Charles’s shoulder. He had to bend a bit to pin her medal for bravery on, making her the second woman in British history to be awarded the Military Cross. Her heroism while serving with 3 Commando in Afghanistan earned her the medal.
Mar 22nd, 2007
On December 19, 2006 I did a post about “a wee slip of a gel”, Michelle “Chuck” Norris, late of C Company, 1 Bn the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment. She had been awarded the British Military Cross for her bravery in action in Iraq. That’s the equal of our Silver Star.
Andrew Stuttaford notes a [...]
Dec 19th, 2006
Military Cross, one of Britain’s highest awards for gallantry in combat