Two days ago captain Pete Norton, 43, was awarded the George Cross, Britain's top award for heroism. On July 24 of last year, Mr. Norton was called to the scene of a roadside bomb ambush which had targeted a US convoy killing four American soldiers. According to the account in the U.K. Sun, on his arrival at the scene Mr. Norton, a bomb disposal expert, ordered his own team and the US troops back to their vehicles while he went forward alone. Within seconds, he had stepped on a pressure pad that detonated another huge blast from two 155mm artillery shells strapped together. The explosion catapulted him 15ft through the air, shattered his left arm and left leg — but incredibly left him still conscious and lucid. Realising there were almost certainly more boobytraps in the area, Pete refused first aid from comrades. Instead he commanded the bomb hunt, issuing orders about where to look and where it was safe to stand. His instructions led to the discovery of a third hidden bomb...(Read Full Post)