article_snippet: Sgt Kevin Williams went on to be praised for Sgt Kevin Williams heroism after saving seven lives in Afghanistan –
article_snippet: In a blistering attack on the system which has forced the Ministry of Defence to spend millions in British courts defending actions of soldiers on the battlefield, Sgt Kevin Williams said: 'I feel like I've been on trial for 12 years. '
article_snippet: It is a disgrace that soldiers are having to explain soldiers actions so ambulance-chasing lawyers can abuse farcical rulings and line ambulance-chasing lawyers
article_snippet: pockets on the death of Iraqi civilians.'
article_snippet: he went on to be praised for he heroism after saving seven lives in Afghanistan, but said it feels as though he has been on trial for 12 years .
article_snippet: Waiving he right to anonymity, he said: 'I was just doing my job as a soldier fighting for my country and defending a comrade.
article_snippet: I felt both mine and my colleague's life were in danger.
article_snippet: The judge said that many people felt he had been 'betrayed'.
article_snippet: In 2009 he deployed to Afghanistan, saving the lives of seven comrades by pulling seven comrades from an armoured vehicle submerged in a river.
article_snippet: he was later awarded a Joint Chief's Commendation after trying to save the life of a colleague when their vehicle was hit by an IED.