Royal Marine Receives Military Cross

Marine Mark Williams, from 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group Royal Marines, was on his second tour of Afghanistan in May 2011 when his patrol was ambushed by insurgents who shot one of the lance corporals in the chest, leaving him lying helpless between the opposing sides.Taking no notice of the extreme danger he was in, Marine Williams raced out to his colleague under a hail of bullets and began treating his wounds before dragging him 30 metres to what he thought was a safer position behind a compound wall.Read More HERE