Bryan James Budd VC, (16 July, 1977 - 20 August, 2006) was a Corporal in the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) of the British Army. He was killed while on active service during Operation Herrick in Afghanistan.
Budd died of injuries sustained during a fire fight with Taliban forces in Sangin, Helmand Province, from a bullet probably fired from a NATO weapon. The incident occurred whilst he was on a routine patrol close to the District Centre. He was the 20th UK serviceman to die in Afghanistan since the start of operations in November 2001.
On 14 December, 2006 it was announced by the Ministry of Defence that Budd would be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, blank">Operational Honours: VC and GC for acts of exceptional valour, MOD press release, 14 December 2006 only the 13th award of the medal since the end of the _Second World War.
