the queen awards a victoria cross to lance corporal joshua leakey , who showed immense bravery by drawing enemy fire and helping his comrades before taking the fight to the taliban in august 2013 .
it is just the sixth time the queen has given a vc to a living , british recipient during the afghanistan campaign but the other two awards were made posthumously .
in 2013 , he braved heavy gunfire from 20 taliban insurgents in helmand to rush to the aid of a wounded us marine .