First Woman In The Royal Navy To Be Awarded The Military Cross

Brave: Medical Assistant Kate Nesbitt receives the Military Cross from the Prince of Wales during investitures at Buckingham Palace in London

Medic Becomes First Woman In Royal Navy To Be Awarded The Military Cross After Tending To Soldier Under Taliban Fire -- the Daily Mail

She stands precisely 5ft tall in her everyday shoes and her smile is disarmingly sweet.

Kate Nesbitt doesn't immediately fit the image of fearless military hero, not off the battlefield at least.

But there are probably few people a critically injured soldier would rather meet in the chaos of a desert gunfight than this 21-yearold blonde in full flight.

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My Comment: She .... like so many others in Afghanistan .... represents the best of what we have to offer.