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'As I pull myself out of the hatch 4 or 5 rounds ricochet off leading of the Warrior. My God, some bastard is targeting me. I drop back off into my seat. My hands are shaking. My breath is to arrive short gasps. If I sprint through the bullets and throw myself over the barrier, I say to myself, I'm going to be safe...' During a group of explosive operations in Iraq, Private Johnson Beharry carried out two acts of outstanding heroism, saving the lives of thirty men. In the next action, a rocket-propelled grenade exploded inches from his head, yet he were able to drive out of the ambush before collapsing. Nobody thought he'd survive. Amazingly, he did pull through, becoming the first living recipient of the Victoria Cross for almost forty years. From a childhood of grinding poverty in Grenada to his remarkable road to recovery, this is his incredible story.