Hero: Sergeant Johnson Beharry is showing off his newborn son Ayden in an interview with Hello! magazine Military hero Johnson Beharry, who became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for more than two decades in 2005, has had tiny replicas of his medals made for his newborn son. Sergeant Beharry, 34, showed off his son Ayden for the first time in an interview with Hello! magazine and said that he never imagined he would become a father. He was the first serviceman honoured with the VC in 23 years after risking his life to save his colleagues in Iraq, suffering horrific injuries in the process.
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Sergeant Beharry, 34, spoke of his delight at Ayden's birth in Hello! magazine
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He was awarded the VC after saving his colleagues' lives in Iraq
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Grenada-born Beharry married wife Mallissa in March five months after they met
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The full interview is in the latest edition of Hello! magazine which is out now.
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