Meet the Soldier Who Held Off 30 Taliban Attackers Alone [Gurkha]

The Atlantic Wire ^ | June 2, 2011 | Adam Martin

[James C. Bennett]

[James C. Bennett]

[magslinger]

Who knew one bad Pun could hold off 30 Talibunnies?

Sorry

[rawhide]

Great job, but where were his 3 buddies at?

[Little Ray]

Only 30 Taliban vs. one Gurkha?

Poor Taliban. Were there any survivors?

[James C. Bennett]

LOL!

[colorado tanker]

The badge of the Gurkha Regiment showing their fearsome Khukuri knives. Their reputation as warriors was such that legend has it Argentine soldiers fled their positions just at the mention Gurkhas were advancing on them.

[clbiel]

That is one intended Pun.

[OKSooner]

One time in North Africa the Ghurkas were whuppin' up on the krauts and a certain kraut with a rifle and bayonet charged a Gurkha armed with a kukhri (sp? knife.

The Gurkha took a step to the side and swiped at the kraut with his kukhri knife.

The kraut said "Aha, you missed!"

The Gurkha said "Shake your head nazi!".

You can fill in the rest.

[Broker]

Masters in the art of Combat

[PanzerKardinal]

When Cpl. Dipprasad Pun's rifle jammed, he grabbed a .50 cal machine gun tripod and used it to club to death a Taliban terrorist trying to climb up to Pun's rooftop position

I don't know about you, but for me, using a tripod as a warhammer is a crazy bad-ass move.

[colorado tanker]

The Gurkhas are tough sons of guns, for sure.

They go through quite a selection process just to join the outfit. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, so not only is it considered a high honor to be allowed to join, it sets the soldier and his family for life, financially.

They have to be from particular ethnic groups living in the west central part of the country, including the city of Gorkha, and pass a series of rigorous physical tests and interviews. It's very competitive and relatively few are selected from those who volunteer.

[Scotsman will be Free]

What a stud!

[353FMG]

He didn’t need his 3 buddies to get the job done.

[Alice in Wonderland]

A more salty version of the event: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pun.html

[packrat35]

I thought before they kill me I have to kill some of them

What a man.

[Eyes Unclouded]

“If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha”

[Stolly]

My Father server with the Ghurkas in Aden. He said the biggest problem with them on the assault was keeping up with them closely enough to make sure there some prisoners left to question.

He had a boxing match with one two, apparently he had the Ghurka worried at one point. He thought he’d killed my poor old Dad.

[Stolly]

My Father server with the Ghurkas in Aden. He said the biggest problem with them on the assault was keeping up with them closely enough to make sure there some prisoners left to question.

He had a boxing match with one too, apparently he had the Ghurka worried at one point. He thought he’d killed my poor old Dad.

[packrat35]

These Americans are something to believe in also.

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/gordonandshughart.html