Gurkha gets award as he killed Taliban with machinegun tripod-What a freaking stud

Ever heard of a Gurkha? Gurkhas are best known for their history in the Indian Army's Gorkha regiments, the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas and the Nepalese Army. Former Chief of staff of the Indian Army, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once famously said^[3] about Gurkhas:

If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.

From the article: Speaking about the actions which earned him the CGC, he said: 'At that time I wasn't worried, there wasn't any choice but to fight. The Taliban were all around the checkpoint, I was alone.

'I had so many of them around me that I thought I was definitely going to die so I thought I'd kill as many of them as I could before they killed me.

Most of the militants were about 50ft away from him, but at one point he turned around to see a 'huge' Taliban fighter looming over him.

The soldier picked up his machine gun and fired a long burst at the man until he fell off the roof.

When another insurgent tried to climb up to his position, the Gurkha attempted to shoot him with his SA80 rifle. But it did not work, either because it had jammed or because the magazine was empty.

He first grabbed a sandbag but it had not been tied up and the contents fell to the floor.

Then he seized the metal tripod of his machine gun and threw it at the approaching Taliban militant, shouting in Nepali 'Marchu talai' ('I will kill you') and knocking him down.

 

Time for a Gurkha cigar!!!

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393355/Hero-Gurkha-handed-bravery-medal-Queen-said-I-thought-I-going-die--I-tried-kill-I-could.html#ixzz1ON8VVDIY

Comments

[mindy1]

Gotta love Gurkhas

[Mike P.]

That's Hard Core... Semper Fi.

[John Welter Jr]

Now that's one Bad MO-FO He would make an Excellent MARINE :)

[Arrow]

"Marchu talai" Now THAT is a war cry!

[Steve Barber]

Thats Some Bad A$$ $hit

[Herve Leger UK]

Thanks warriors for all the comments. Want to help your warriors, help me spread the word about them and send them a post from OMV. Like that of "Reckless" above, if we don't teach others of those that have gone before us, they will disappear into history and we cant let that happen to your Marines. Semper Fi

[blackwatch]

Marine plese that's to easy for the britidh and gurkas the needd the French Forigen legion