Richard Street MC
FODEN 6x6 Recovery 'Op Herrick'

Corporal Richard Street
Prevented significant casualties from being taken
A junior non-commissioned officer (NCO) who showed exceptional courage aiding the crew of a stricken Mastiff armoured vehicle under repeated enemy attacks has been awarded the Military Cross.
Corporal Richard Street , Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), was commanding a lightly armoured Foden recovery vehicle in support of The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) when they were ambushed on the road from Gereshk to Musa Qala.
He braved Taliban RPGs and small-arms fire to dismount and hook the Foden to the KRH squadron leader's Mastiff, which had been immobilised during the attack.
Cpl Street's citation praised his leadership of the Foden crew and personal courage in recovering the vehicle under sustained fire.
The patrol fought through the ambush but came up against a bridge that would not take the weight of the 23-tonne Mastiffs. With no alternative but to backtrack into the danger zone, the patrol returned to the ambush site. The Taliban were waiting and launched two more attacks.
Small-arms fire destroyed the front left wheel of the Foden but Cpl Street pushed forward and fired his pistol from the window while driving one-handed and encouraging his crew. Cpl Street's citation said:
"His decision to continue to drive a partially disabled vehicle with no serious ballistic or mine blast protection through two enemy ambushes kept the route free for the squadron, maintained tempo at a critical time and undoubtedly prevented significant casualties from being taken.
"He was an example to all around him, particularly given the paucity of protection he enjoyed and the vicious nature of a contact that saw an armoured squadron post more than 20 grenades and left more than 20 enemy dead. He was a credit to his squadron and corps and his was a conspicuous display of gallantry."