Bill "Willie" Apiata of New Zealand SAS was in Afghanistan when his team was attacked in the middle of the night by rocket grenades and machine gun fire. Mr. Apiata was not hit in the initial barrage but this was not the same for his teammate, who had blood all over his uniform. With out hesitation, he made the decision to carry his buddy 70 meters to safety. In the words of one eyewitness, "… a shitload of stuff coming towards them - rocket propelled grenades, machinegun fire, small arms fire. There were explosions everywhere, and they were caught in the middle – how they got through we will never know.” After getting to safety, he rejoined the fight which lasted another 20 minutes. For this action, Bill Apiata received the Victoria Cross. Most politicians would make this into a long drawn out story of personal bravery but the following is how a true soldier explains the situation. "I just saw my mate was injured and I needed to get him to safety and I put him up on my shoulder and carried him to safety and rejoined my mates and ... yeah, that's what happened." - Corporal Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata.
Thank you to the user submit for suggesting this powerful story, if you know an untold story of bravery, theBRIGADE wants to share the story.
Submit your story here
Thank you to the user submit for suggesting this powerful story, if you know an untold story of bravery, theBRIGADE wants to share the story.
Submit your story here
*Hijacked this from www.thebrigade.com Awesome site, you should go and look at it, or don't, whatever man, it's your life.
No comments:
Post a Comment