Australian Soldier Awarded Victoria Cross

Governor-General Quentin Bryce bestowed the honour on Corporal Keighran during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra.

He is the third Australian soldier to be awarded the VC for service in Afghanistan.

The 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment corporal received the award for fending off a Taliban attack during MTF-1 in 2010, which occurred during the Battle of Derapet in southern Afghanistan.

A Defence source said the soldier was believed to have provided fire cover during a firefight with insurgents, allowing his comrades to retreat to safety.

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The news conference revealed that he is now a member of the Australian Army Reserve. Currently living and working in Kalgoorlie in a "underground Gold Mine"

Now that's a true hero

For those that are interested.

Here is the Citation for the CPL Danial Keighran Victoria Cross.

For those that don't know The Citation details and describes the events and actions taken by CPL Keighran.

A bloody champion and I suspect in the same tradition as Len Roberts Smith.....A RUGBY UNION PLAYER. Maybe even Davison the other Ranga VC is a Rugby Player. Can our code lay claim to these heroes???

the best thing its not posthumous. Well done young man.

Fuckin legend!
Hard to comprehend the level of devotion to his men to have continually carried out the things he did under fire with a fine disregard for his own wellbeing.
Once you can put down to adrenaline or any number of things, but to have continually and deliberately have done those things!