Military courage recognised by operational honours list
21 Mar 2014 05:13 PM
Courageous servicemen
and women have been awarded for their gallantry in the latest operational
honours list.
A soldier who displayed extreme
valour while seriously injured with a gunshot wound to the neck is among 117
servicemen and women and civilians who have been recognised for bravery on
operations at a ceremony at the Honourable Artillery Company headquarters in
London.
Following a serious injury to
his neck, Lance Corporal Simon Moloney of the Household Cavalry Regiment
repeatedly faced sustained insurgent fire, but continued to provide protection
to his comrades for 90 minutes in temperatures in excess of
40°C.
The gunshot to his neck missed
his vital arteries and voice box by millimetres. After receiving first aid,
Lance Corporal Moloney continued to pass critical target information to win the
fire fight he was part of by shouting through the effects of his throat injury
and over the crack of enemy rounds, only breaking contact when ordered to seek
medical attention.
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