A Sunday Times article describes how Fusilier Damien Hields used his grenade machine gun to destroy seven Taliban positions in Afghanistan, foiling their ambush of his 50-man convoy. When he was wounded by enemy fire, he literally had to be dragged off the field, as he wanted to continue fighting.
"Fusilier Hields showed extraordinary courage under intense fire,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Huw James, his commanding officer. “I was astonished at the state of his vehicle. There were so many holes in it, it was like a teabag. The Taliban did everything in their power to neutralise [him] and Fusilier Hields was having none of it. His actions allowed his patrol to come out of the ambush in which they were outnumbered by three or four to one and probably saved a lot of lives.”
For his conspicuous gallantry and total disregard for his own safety Hields was awarded the Military Cross and the NATO Meritorious Service Medal.
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