A man of real courage on the man who wrote a book on courage despite having none himself

The Telegraph report that:

'Johnson Beharry, Victoria Cross hero, refuses to shake Gordon Brown's hand.

Johnson Beharry, Britain's highest decorated serving soldier, refused to shake Gordon Brown's hand in a protest during a state ceremony.

The winner of the Victoria Cross said Mr Brown had repeatedly disrespected him, his uniform and the Armed Forces.

The Prime Minister has since written a letter to Lance Corporal Beharry in an attempt to make amends.

But L/Cpl Beharry said it was a personal, rather than political gesture, according to The Sun.

He said that Mr Brown had not looked him or any other servicemen in the eye at a reception in Downing Street in November 2008.

Then in Westminster Abbey during the Remembrance Day service last November he said the Prime Minister was “fidgeting and moving” during the two minute silence.

“I've got head and back injuries that put me back in hospital in a lot of pain quite regularly, so if I could do it there's no reason he couldn't," he said. "It was very rude.

“I was absolutely furious with him. All that was going through my head was to knock him out.

“So on the official line-up that time, I decided I'd get his attention and let him know how I felt.

“When he offered his hand to me I just turned around and walked away. I wanted him to think about his actions and it worked.”

The NCO from the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment said Sarah Brown, the Prime Minister’s wife spotted his snub and wanted to invite him to No 10 to apologise, but no invitation materialised.

L/Cpl Beharry added: "This is nothing to do with the election, or who I want to be PM. My problem is with him personally, Gordon Brown the man." '

Anyone who has seen Gordon Brown at the Cenotaph or anywhere near real soldiers can see how uncomfortable he is. Gordon Brown has starved the frontline armed forces of resources, action that many believe has resulted in the unnecessary deaths of many and serious life-changing injuries to many more.

Thankfully the majority of the British people realise what the truth of the situation is and rate Gordon Brown accordingly. The BBC, who also detest the British military for their generally right of centre views, will no doubt not report this story but maybe someone could raise it with Gordon 'fearty' Brown the next time he is within earshot.