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Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« on: March 31, 2008, 08:20:07 AM »
...and actually lives!

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A Royal Marine who threw himself onto an exploding grenade to save the lives of his patrol has been put forward for the UK's highest military honour.

Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, 24, a reservist from Birmingham, survived because his rucksack and body armour took the force of the blast.

He was part of a reconnaissance troop in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in February, when the incident happened.

The Ministry of Defence said he could be considered for the Victoria Cross.

L/Cpl Croucher, a member of 40 Commando, had been searching a compound south of Sangin which was suspected as being used for making bombs to attack British and Afghan troops.

When a Taleban booby-trap grenade was tripped, L/Cpl Croucher jumped on to the device to absorb the force of the explosion with his backpack as his comrades dived for cover.

The blast blew his rucksack more than 30ft away but he remarkably suffered only severe shock and a bloodied nose in the incident.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7321647.stm


This man is  :awesome:


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Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 08:31:04 AM »
I want that body armour!!
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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 08:35:36 AM »
Hmmmmm he's gonna get plenty "action" when/if he gets home.

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 08:41:33 AM »
I want that body armour too

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2008, 08:57:21 AM »
now that is ah paddna tuh have

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2008, 09:17:39 AM »
that man mega hardmatic!!

is true that restricting the amount of air around the grenade reduces its force

but to do that and LIVE ... mega hardmatic

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2008, 09:43:24 AM »
F@CK tha armour.....I want that rucksack!!!
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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2008, 10:20:21 AM »
What can you do to end the hunger?
It's no surprise that many will die with the coming shortage of food
When there is no grain to feed the butchered cows
When there is nothing to feed yourselves...
Then you will see that money can't be eaten.

-The Locust

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2008, 10:22:36 AM »
reading that reminds me of call of duty 4 yes..lol.. brave man.

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2008, 10:43:54 AM »
OK...Extremely wicked...People please don't go and try that
You know who's going to inherit the earth?  Arms dealers  because everyone else is to busy killing each other   That's the secret to survival  never go to war    Especially with yourself.

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2008, 10:49:06 AM »
Damn! Someone's been watching Child's Play 3.



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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2008, 11:21:44 AM »
Now...yuh could tell me WHERE Synchronomyst get shiznit from? :lol:
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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2008, 11:36:26 AM »
I doh even want to know...

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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2008, 03:13:14 PM »
Now thas a fcukin hero!!!!!!!!

Me..I wudda throw my padna ontop it :)  :happy0203:
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Re: Royal Marine throws himself onto grenade....
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2008, 06:33:00 PM »
Ya. This is like a serious case of necropostism. Locked.

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