By Paul Raison On 29th January 1856, Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross to reward extreme valour in the face of the enemy. Since then, there have been just 1,358 awards of the Victoria Cross, including three bars for second awards. Of the eight VCs to soldiers of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, six were posthumous. Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey VC –– 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) The actions for which Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey of the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment earned the Victoria Cross occurred on 22nd August 2013 in... more»