Friday, April 30, 2004

ITS GOOD TO HAVE FRIENDS
A London academic who risked his life to save military colleagues in Iraq has become the first foreign civilian to be given a US medal for bravery.

Dr Andrew Rathmell, 37, repeatedly ran into the line of fire to treat injured soldiers during a mortar and rocket attack while visiting a base north of Baghdad in January.

He was knocked over and temporarily deafened by the assault, which killed two US soldiers.

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