R.I.P Havildar Lachhiman Gurung,VC (30 December 1917 – 12 December 2010)

[JayGoliath]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obi...ies/8199764/Havildar-Lachhiman-Gurung-VC.html

The last two surviving winners of the Victoria Cross from the Second World War, Lachhiman Gurung (91) and Tul Bahadur Pun (86) were banned from living in the country they had served so gallantly. Lacchiman Gurung won his VC in 1945 for fighting off a Japanese assault, quite literally single-handedly. Having thrown two enemy grenades out of his trench, the third exploded in his hand, blowing most of it off, shattering his arm, and severely wounding him in the face, body and leg.

Yet he remained alone at his post, reloading and firing his rifle with his one good hand, for four hours. And Tul Bahadur Pun, with all his fellow attackers dead or wounded, advanced alone, firing his Bren light machine-gun, to seize a strongly held Japanese position, killing all the enemy. He then held the post against repeated counter-attacks until relieved by reinforcements. And such men not merely had to petition to live in Britain, but they then had their petition turned down?-Kevin Myers, Independent.ie

-Respect-:thumbup:

 

[kevhen]

Today the word hero is thrown around very casually.

These men are heroes in the true sense of the word.

 

[Karda]

R.I.P Mr. Gurung, Sir.
The world needs more like you.

 

[captlid]

Today the word hero is thrown around very casually.

These men are heroes in the true sense of the word.

I prefer a better word. Warriors.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Incredible human beings.

 

[DaddyDett]

RIP Havildar! * Hand Salute*

 

[7rip13a]

Today the word hero is thrown around very casually.

These men are heroes in the true sense of the word.

:thumbup:

 

[Bill Sanders]

I prefer a better word. Warriors.

I agree. True warriors, that probably would say that they were only doing their job.

शांति से आराम करो, योद्धा (Rest in Peace, Warrior)
वाह! (Salute!)

“Ayo gorkhali”

Bill

 

[JayGoliath]

If Havildar is still around and passing you by on that tiny trail, you wouldn't have guess such small frame ran mad-ape style towards the enemy and beheaded many of them.

But then again, he was just doing what he was intended.

"Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali!"

 

[Spectre]

Ayo Ghurkhali.

 

[sta94]

A true 'Bahadur' has left us, my utmost respects.

Incidentally, of the 50-odd Gurkha battalions in active duty in WW2, Lachhiman Gurung's battalion, the 4th Battalion of the 8th Gurkha Rifles (4/8GR) had three officers write memoirs after the war - including his company commander (Denis Sheil-Small). All have been well-received, and all, of course, mention Lachhiman's VC-action.

"A Connecticut Yankee in the 8th Gurkha Rifles" by Scott Gilmore
"A Child at Arms" by Patrick Davis
"Green Shadows a Gurkha Story" by Denis Sheil-Small

 

[chill0519]

Good news for the Gurkha veterans

Joanna Lumley was hailed as a "goddess" as she began a tour to celebrate her successful campaign to win Gurkhas the right to settle in Britain.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ey-hailed-as-goddess-on-arrival-in-Nepal.html