He was injured on September 28 , 2007when his platoon was conducting a dismounted patrol and they received enemy small arms fire.
He lauded Sgt. Frank Wuterich for his leadership in the "counterattack" on three houses while the unit received sporadic enemy fire.
According to a central command statement, "commanders on the ground reported that coalition forces received significant enemy fire from the hotel and consistent with the inherent right of self-defence, coalition forces returned fire".
While that was happening Alpha Company's right flank, which was covered by the 2nd Platoon, began to receive sporadic enemy fire.
As the colonel and his soldiers returned to their base the tactical radio crackled with reports of roadside bombs found, tips about hidden arms caches and enemy fire received.
A damage report to Mr. Thurlow's boat shows that it received three bullet holes, suggesting enemy fire, and later intelligence reports indicate that one Vietcong was killed in action and five others wounded, reaffirming the presence of an enemy.
He died at the scene, despite receiving "immediate medical attention" after coming under enemy fire in the area of Kakaran, north east of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, the MoD said.
Even so, the officials could not say with certainty whether Petty Officer Roberts then died from injuries he had already received, either from his fall or from enemy fire, or whether he subsequently died at the hands of enemy forces after being captured.
A U.S. soldier received lacerations to the face after coming under enemy fire early Wednesday, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
Lance Corporal Beharry, whose family comes from Grenada in the Caribbean, received his VC in 2005 after twice saving lives of comrades under intense enemy fire in Iraq.
Late one night in April he received an urgent call about a second pair of Apache pilots who'd suddenly come under enemy fire.
