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400 Rounds, 17 Grenades, & 30 Enemies: Soldier Single-Handedly Beats Back Taliban Barrage | The Blaze
Then there is the true story which is told with several variations but goes sort of like this:
As the use of paratroops was increasing during the Malaya confrontation in the 1950s, a British colonel asked the leader of a platoon of Gurkha if they would be prepared to jump from a cargo plane behind enemy lines.
Somewhat to the colonels surprise, the Gurkha sergeant requested a day to talk it over with his men.
The next day, the Gurkha duly reported that they would do it, but only over marshy ground with the aircraft flying at no more than 100ft.
But at a hundred feet the parachutes wouldnt open, the colonel explained.
The Gurkha replied, Parachutes? you didn't mention parachutes!
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The following is about another Gurkha on a train in India, armed only with his kukri fighting knife, who earlier this year took on 40 armed thieves because they were about to rape an 18 year old girl and the Gurkha easily won, killing three, wounding several and routing the rest.
Much of the purloined loot was recovered from dead or seriously wounded robbers.
Bishnu Shrestha
"It is better to die than be a coward."
- Gurkha motto
Lone Gurkha soldier takes on 40 would-be train robbers and WINS - Martial Arts Planet
"Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier. Taking on the thugs on the train was my duty as a human being."
The parents of the girl offered him a $6,500 reward but he never went to pick it up.
Then there is the true story which is told with several variations but goes sort of like this:
As the use of paratroops was increasing during the Malaya confrontation in the 1950s, a British colonel asked the leader of a platoon of Gurkha if they would be prepared to jump from a cargo plane behind enemy lines.
Somewhat to the colonels surprise, the Gurkha sergeant requested a day to talk it over with his men.
The next day, the Gurkha duly reported that they would do it, but only over marshy ground with the aircraft flying at no more than 100ft.
But at a hundred feet the parachutes wouldnt open, the colonel explained.
The Gurkha replied, Parachutes? you didn't mention parachutes!
------------
The following is about another Gurkha on a train in India, armed only with his kukri fighting knife, who earlier this year took on 40 armed thieves because they were about to rape an 18 year old girl and the Gurkha easily won, killing three, wounding several and routing the rest.
Much of the purloined loot was recovered from dead or seriously wounded robbers.
Bishnu Shrestha
"It is better to die than be a coward."
- Gurkha motto
Lone Gurkha soldier takes on 40 would-be train robbers and WINS - Martial Arts Planet
"Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier. Taking on the thugs on the train was my duty as a human being."
The parents of the girl offered him a $6,500 reward but he never went to pick it up.
