Barefoot Soldier (lydbok) av Johnson Beharry
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Johnson Beharry (forfatter), Ukjent (forfatter), Damian Lynch (innleser)

Barefoot Soldier lydbok

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**INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR**Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meagre meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined the Prince of Wales' Royal Regiment. He served six months in Kosovo, three months in Northern Ireland and then went to Iraq. On 1 May 200…

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Forfattere Johnson Beharry (forfatter), Ukjent (forfatter), Damian Lynch (innleser)
Utgitt 24 februar 2019
Lengde 6:08
Sjanger Biografier, Dokumentar og fakta
Språk English
Format mp3
DRM-beskyttelse App-only
ISBN 9781405502610
**INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR**
Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meagre meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined the Prince of Wales' Royal Regiment. He served six months in Kosovo, three months in Northern Ireland and then went to Iraq.
On 1 May 2004, Beharry helped assist a foot patrol caught in a series of ambushes. His vehicle was hit by multiple rocket propelled grenades but he drove through the ambush and extracted his wounded colleagues from the vehicle, all the time exposed to further enemy fire. He was cited on this occasion for 'valour of the highest order'.
While back on duty on 11 June 2004, a rocket propelled grenade hit Beharry's vehicle incapacitating his commander and injuring several of the crew. Despite his very serious head injuries, Beharry took control of his vehicle and drove it out of the ambush area before losing consciousness. He required brain surgery for his head injuries, and he was still recovering when he was awarded the VC in March 2005.