The story of Dipprasad Pun, a Nepali soldier fighting in Afghanistan with the British Royal Gurkha Rifles, didn't get a lot of press in the United States because, well, he's a Nepali British soldier.

Gurkha Dipprasad Pun is already a hero as one of our brave servicemen who face daily danger in Afghanistan. But even in an environment where courage is the norm, this 31-year-old’s actions in fighting ...

Corporal Dipprasad Pun, 31, said he thought he was going to die and so had nothing to lose in taking on the attackers who overran his checkpoint. He was yesterday awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry ...

It took Cpl. Dipprasad Pun 400 rounds, 17 grenades and a detonated mine, but the Gurkha soldier eventually defeated 30 Taliban soldiers all by himself. For the effort he was awarded Wednesday with the ...

March 31, 2011: Britain recently awarded one of its Gurkha soldiers (sergeant Dipprasad Pun) the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (second only to the Victoria Cross) for killing or chasing away over 30 ...

Acting Sergeant Dipprasad Pun received the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, second only to the Victoria Cross A Gurkha who fought off an attack by at least a dozen Taliban insurgents has been presented ...

SOLDIER who single-handedly fought off up to 30 insurgents using his gun tripod when he ran out of bullets, has been rewarded for bravery. Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, 31, of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, fired ...

GURKHA Dipprasad Pun has shown bravery far and beyond what most people believe is possible - but last night he played down his astonishing one-man stand when surrounded by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, 31, of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, fired 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine to thwart the assault by Taliban fighters at a British checkpoint near Babaji in ...