Gary O'Donnell Military person

Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary John O'Donnell GM & Bar (21 July 1968 – 10 September 2008) was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was awarded the George Medal twice. The George Medal is the second highest decoration for "acts of great bravery" not "in the face of the enemy". His second George Medal was the first such award in 26 years and the first ever posthumous bar. O'Donnell was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Afghanistan.

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Gary O'Donnell
Birth dateJuly 21, 1968
Birth place
Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom
Date of deathSeptember 10, 2008
Place of death
Afghanistan , Helmand Province
Resting place
England , United Kingdom , Royal Leamington Spa

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
George Medal
Medal bar
military operations
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Iraq War
Operation Banner
military branch
British Army
military unit
11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
Royal Logistic Corps
service start1992
service end2008

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