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Royal Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher has received the George Cross for throwing himself on an exploding grenade.
Lance Corporal Croucher initially jumped on to his front when he triggered a tripwire during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He said: 'But I knew I would definitely die, I had to flip on to my back.'
He remembered the incident back in February this year 2008, he said how he only had a split second to warn his comrades.
Lance Corporal Croucher said: 'I felt the trip wire hit my shins. You know immediately what that means. All I could do in the moment was shout out 'grenade' before diving on top of it.'
His bergan was full of equipment which cushioned the explosion.