I Had to Shoot My Way Out of Ambush ; Military Cross Winner Tells of Afghan Gunfight

Daily Post › November 29, 2010

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A SOLDIER decorated for bravery has spoken of the day he "shot himself to safety" after getting pinned down in a Taliban killing area.

Corporal David Williams, of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was leading a routine foot patrol during Operation Moshtarak in March in Afghanistan when his troops were ambushed.

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I Had to Shoot My Way Out of Ambush ; Military Cross Winner Tells of Afghan Gunfight

The 25-year-old, from Trelawnyd near Rhyl, and his men were forced to "shoot their way out" after being pi...

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