
	Where results make sense

Topic: Johnson Beharry

Related Topics

List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality

Victoria Cross

List of British Army regiments (1994)

Structure of the British Army

List of German Victoria Cross recipients

Timeline of the British Army

Royal Regiment of Artillery

The Register of the Victoria Cross

Conspicuous Gallantry Cross

British Army

Berwick, Maine

Sun Air of Scandinavia

Lieutenant colonel

List of living Victoria Cross recipients

Zircon Airways Benin

	Johnson Beharry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most recent recipient of the VC Beharry is the first recipient of the Victoria Cross since the posthumous awards to Lieutenant Colonel H.
		Johnson Beharry VC Beharry was born in Grenada, and has four brothers and three sisters.
		On 1 May 2004, Beharry was driving a Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle that had been called to the assistance of a foot patrol caught in a series of ambushes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnson_Beharry (623 words)

	JOHNSON BEHARRY VC
		Private Johnson Beharry, 1st Bn, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, was today, Wednesday, 27th April 2005, invested with his Victoria Cross by Her Majesty The Queen at a ceremony held in Buckingham Palace.
		Beharry's platoon was tasked over the radio to come to the assistance of the remainder of the company, who were attempting to extract the isolated foot patrol.
		The impact of this rocket destroyed Beharry's armoured periscope, so he was forced to drive the vehicle through the remainder of the ambushed route, some 1500 metres long with his hatch opened up and his head exposed to enemy fire, all the time with no communications with any other vehicle.
	www.victoriacross.org.uk /bbbeharr.htm (1263 words)

	Britain awards first VC in 23 yrs to Iraq hero : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Johnson Beharry, 25, is the first living soldier since 1965 to receive the distinction, created in 1856 to honour soldiers of the British Empire during the Crimean War who showed gallantry in the face of enemy attack.
		Beharry, who was born in Grenada and only immigrated to Britain in 1999, earned the Victoria Cross for two separate acts of bravery under fire in the town of Amara, near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, last year.
		Beharry, married and living in London, is one of just 14 living recipients of the Victoria Cross, which was last awarded in the Falklands campaign.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1285122,00050003.htm (570 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Iraq hero awarded Victoria Cross
		Private Johnson Beharry (25) is the first living soldier to receive the medal since 1969 when two Australians were given the award for bravery in Vietnam, the Guardian newspaper said.
		Beharry, who was born in Grenada and whose parents still live there, earned the Victoria Cross for two separate acts of bravery under fire in the town of al-Amarah, north of the southern Iraqi city of Basra last year.
		In the first incident on May 1, an armoured vehicle that Beharry had been driving at the head of a six-vehicle convoy was hit by rocket propelled grenade fire while on a mission to rescue a foot patrol that was in trouble.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/425830.htm (449 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Focus: The VC warriors
		Johnson Beharry was last week awarded the Victoria Cross for his acts of bravery during the Iraq war.
		Beharry's modest upbringing is one that he shares with other soldiers who have displayed the highest gallantry in war, including Audie Murphy, America's most decorated soldier of World War Two, whose parents were dirt-poor sharecroppers, and Albert Jacka VC, the Australian hero of Gallipoli, a forestry labourer who rose rapidly through the ranks.
		Beharry, his great smiling face appearing on the front of newspapers, can mean far more to the creation of an image of the army as a diverse organisation than any set of new statistics or new policies.
	www.guardian.co.uk /military/story/0,11816,1442006,00.html (2056 words)

	Pte Beharry VC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Beharry received the VC for two individual acts of great heroism that saved the lives of his comrades while under direct enemy fire.
		Beharry's platoon commander in the lead Warrior ordered the platoon to stop and their vehicle was immediately hit by multiple rocket-propelled grenades that rocked the 30 tonne vehicle.
		Breaking free of the ambush, Beharry saw another Warrior from his company and followed it through the streets to another Coalition outpost that was also under attack followed by the rest of his platoon.
	www.armyeducation.co.uk /pwrr/pte_beharry_vc.htm (812 words)

	JOHNSON BEHARRY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Private Johnson Gideon Beharry, VC (born 26_July 1979, in Grenada), of the 1st Battalion, Princess_of_Wales's_Royal_Regiment is a British soldier who, in March_2005, was awarded the Victoria_Cross, the highest military_decoration for valour in the British and Commonwealth armed forces, for twice saving members of his unit from ambushes on 1_May and 11_June 2004 at Al-Amarah, Iraq.
		Beharry is the first recipient of the Victoria Cross since the posthumous awards to Lieutenant_Colonel H._Jones and Sergeant Ian_John_McKay for service in the Falklands_War in 1982.
		Beharry was born in Grenada, and has four brothers and three sisters.
	www.witwib.com /Johnson_Beharry (601 words)

	CBC News: British soldier awarded rare Victoria Cross
		Johnson Beharry of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment is the first person to be awarded the Victoria Cross since 1982 and the first living recipient since 1965.
		Beharry, who emigrated to Britain from Grenada, was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in May 2004 and managed to drive away and get his wounded comrades out of his vehicle while he was under fire.
		Beharry, who is recovering from brain surgery for his injury, said he was just doing his job.
	www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2005/03/18/brit-victoriacross050318.html (334 words)

	BBC Caribbean
		Beharry who saved 30 members of his unit in Iraq has been awarded the first Victoria Cross for more than 20 years.
		Beharry was at the head of a five-vehicle convoy when it came under attack in the town of al-Amarah on 1 May 2004.
		Pte Beharry is the first living recipient of the VC - the highest award in the British and Commonwealth military - since 1969.
	www.bbc.co.uk /caribbean/news/story/2005/03/050319_beharry-personality.shtml (343 words)

	JobsNation.net - National News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Private Johnson Gideon Beharry received the award, the highest commendation for the British and Commonwealth military, for two acts of "outstanding gallantry of the highest order" while he was based in Al Amarah, Maysan Province, Iraq in 2004.
		Pte Beharry managed to drive out of the ambush area, in spite of suffering serious head injuries in the attack, from which he is still recovering.
		Pte Beharry was one of more than 140 UK servicemen and women who were honoured for their role in operations around the world including Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.
	www.jobsnation.net /nationalnews.asp?ID=38660 (547 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / UK Awards First Victoria Cross Medal Since 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Private Johnson Beharry, 25, of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, who emigrated to Britain from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was the first person to receive the Victoria Cross since 1982 and the first living recipient since 1965.
		Beharry, who is still recovering from brain surgery for his injuries, said he did what any soldier would do.
		Beharry was included in a list of more than 140 British troops awarded honors for roles in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Congo.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/03/18/uk_awards_victoria_cross_for_first_time_in_20_years (458 words)

	Victoria Cross Awarded for Extraordinary Heroism in Al-Amarah
		Johnson Gideon Beharry from 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, is the first person to receive the Victoria Cross since 1982, and the first living recipient in the British Armed Forces since 1965.
		Beharry received the VC for two separate acts of outstanding gallantry of the highest order while based in Al-Amarah, Maysan Province, in 2004.
		In the first incident, May 1, 2004, Beharry was driving the platoon commander’s Warrior armored vehicle, which had been called to the assistance of a foot patrol caught in a series of ambushes.
	nyjtimes.com /cover/03-22-05/VictoriaCrossAwardedForHeroism.htm (385 words)

	news.mod.uk - Latest News
		Private Johnson Beharry, aged 25, was born in Grenada on 27 July 1979.
		As his platoon passed a roundabout, en route to the pinned-down patrol, they became aware that the road to the front was empty of all civilians and traffic – an indicator of a potential ambush ahead.
		Beharry opened up his armoured hatch cover to clear his view and orientate himself to the situation.
	www.operations.mod.uk /telic/ophons05/beharry.htm (1682 words)

	CNN.com - Top honor for Iraq bravery - Mar 18, 2005
		Private Johnson Beharry was cited on Friday for "valor of the highest order" for two separate acts of bravery under fire in the flashpoint town of Amarah, north of Basra, last year.
		Beharry, who is recovering from injuries and bears a scar across his skull from surgery, said he was stunned to be told he had received the honor.
		Beharry joins only 13 other living holders of Victoria Cross medals, which are struck of bronze from two cannons captured from Russia during the siege of Sevastopol 150 years ago.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/03/18/britain.honor (503 words)

	Financial Review: British soldier awarded Victoria Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Private Johnson Beharry, 25, is the first living recipient of the award since 1965, the Ministry of Defence said.
		Private Beharry, who needed brain surgery and is still recovering from his wounds, said news of the award had left him speechless.
		Born on the Caribbean island of Grenada, Private Beharry moved to Britain in 1999 and joined the army in 2001, serving in Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Iraq.
	afr.com /cgi-bin/newtextversions.pl?pagetype=printer&path=/articles/2005/03/18/1111085983835.html (448 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - PRIVATE'S PROGRESS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		WHEN Private Johnson Beharry looked at the contract lying on the table in front of him, he could have been forgiven for reflecting that his life was about to change for ever.
		Beharry was part of a British operation to rescue a foot patrol pinned down by insurgents.
		Beharry drove through the line of fire in a desperate attempt to save his crew, but then his vehicle was hit by an even more deadly grenade.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/tm_objectid=16182280&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=private-s-progress--name_page.html (1597 words)

	'I was just doing the job' - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au
		Private Johnson Beharry of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment will be the first person to receive the Victoria Cross since 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969.
		Beharry, who needed brain surgery and is still recovering from his wounds, said news of the award had left him speechless.
		Beharry was included in a list this week of more than 140 British troops awarded honours for roles in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Congo.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2005/03/18/1111085994952.html?from=top5 (536 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Private twice rescued colleagues while under heavy fire in Iraq
		Private Johnson Beharry, 25, is the first soldier to receive the VC since the Falklands war in 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969, when two Australians were given the award for action in Vietnam.
		Pte Beharry then climbed on to the turret of the burning vehicle and, "seemingly oblivious to the incoming enemy small arms fire, manhandled his wounded platoon commander out of the turret, off the vehicle and to the safety of a nearby Warrior".
		Pte Beharry's award was described by Gary Sheffield, a leading historian of the modern British army, as "a classic in the VC mould - he was rescuing colleagues".
	www.guardian.co.uk /military/story/0,11816,1440575,00.html (977 words)

	THE NEWS BLOG
		Pte Beharry, from 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, said he was "speechless" when told he was winning the VC.
		Beharry is the first living Briton to have won the award since 1951.
		Beharry displayed repeated extreme gallantry and unquestioned valour, despite intense direct attacks, personal injury and damage to his vehicle in the face of relentless enemy action.
	stevegilliard.blogspot.com /2005/03/living-british-soldier-wins-vc-first.html (1679 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Grenada war hero wins million-pound book deal
		Johnson Beharry, a 25-year-old serviceman, will receive an advance of a million pounds (1.8 million dollars) for the book after a bidding war between publishers, The Sunday Times said.
		Beharry was presented with the Victoria Cross by Queen Elizabeth in April, the first soldier to receive the medal since two were given posthumously during the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina.
		Beharry, who only arrived in Britain in 1999, earned the Victoria Cross for two separate acts of valour under fire in the town of Amara, near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, last year.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/09/19/wins.shtml (375 words)

	Operation Telic: Statement by Mrs Lynthia Beharry
		Johnson has been to hell and back in the past three months, and he came back as a true hero.
		Johnson is that type of individual who loves to help others, no matter what it is or when it might be; he just does it.
		I am very proud of him and I want everyone out there to feel the happiness with me because Johnson is great; he is a fantastic person and I am sure that, by what they have read in the paper, will show just what type of person he is.
	www.operations.mod.uk /telic/beharry.htm (673 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		Johnson Beharry, the first British soldier to win the Victoria Cross since the Falklands conflict, is to separate from his wife Lynthia, the couple announced yesterday.
		Pte Beharry still has a scar across his skull and is continuing to recover from injuries that have kept him off active duty with his regiment.
		At the time his VC was announced, in March, Mrs Beharry said she was proud of his bravery.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/09/nbehar09.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/09/ixhome.html (478 words)

	Daily developments \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Johnson Beharry, 25, driver of a Warrior armored vehicle with the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, led a six-vehicle convoy through heavy fire in Amara in May 2004, delivering the troops to a secure area and returning twice to the vehicle under fire to carry the wounded to safety.
		Beharry needed brain surgery and is still recovering.
		Born on the Caribbean island of Grenada, Beharry moved to Britain in 1999 and joined the army in 2001.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050318/news_1n18develop.html (258 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)