Military history is replete with stories of heroism and self-sacrifice, but that of Australian Edward “Teddy” Sheean stands out. And on Wednesday, nearly 78 years after the then 18-year-old sailor provided cover for his comrades to escape the Japanese planes, Sheean was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the British Commonwealth’s …
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