Heroic Marine Throws Himself on Grenade

April 1, 2008

Thomas Harding

“My reaction was, ‘My God this can’t be real’,” said Cpl Lesley. “Croucher had simply lain back and used his day sack to blunt the force of the explosion. You would expect nine out of 10 people to die in that situation.”

Click Here to read the entire story of Cpl. Lesley’s heroic action as told by Thomas Harding in the Telegraph.

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Thomas Harding

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