This story is part of <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Heroes Among Us&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/tag/heroes-among-us&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/tag/heroes-among-us" target="_blank">Heroes Among Us</a>, a special series on Canadian military valour, celebrating courage in the presence of the enemy.&nbsp;

Reflecting on his own celebrated valour in Afghanistan, Major David Nelson Quick took a particularly regimented approach.

Writing in a book of reminiscences called In Their Own Words: Canadian Stories of Valour and Bravery from Afghanistan, the Canadian war hero used himself as a case study to lay out a three-part structural typology of bravery.

The Governor General's citation for the Star of Military Valour says that, despite the bomb blast, Major David Nelson Quick 'kept on going'{ai:summary}In "In Their Own Words," Major David Nelson Quick analyzes Canadian military valour in Afghanistan, defining bravery through a structured typology. #military

He was nearly killed by a Taliban bomb, but this Canadian hero kept fighting

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