British soldier who rushed to aid Las Vegas shooting victims honored by Queen Elizabeth

A British solider has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II one year after aiding shooting victims during the Las Vegas massacre.

UK Trooper Ross Woodward was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery for showing “conspicuous bravery, outstanding leadership and unwavering selflessness” in helping shooting victims at the Route 91 country music festival in October 2017, according to the BBC.

Woodward was not attending the festival, but was dining with fellow off-duty soldiers at a nearby hotel when the group heard gunfire and “a lot of chaos,” the network reported.

{mosads}Woodward and the other soldiers, who were visiting Las Vegas after a training exercise in the desert, rushed to the scene to help the victims.

“Anyone in the military would have done the same,” Woodward said, according to the BBC. “To me it just felt like the right thing to do, because people were there and needed my help. I just did not want to walk away and leave them. … If I ever need help, I hope and pray that someone would help me.”

Six other soldiers from Woodward’s regiment were reportedly honored by the prime minister for their actions.

The queen’s honor praises Woodward, saying he “consciously, deliberately and repeatedly advanced towards danger, moving people to safety and treating casualties.”

The shooting, which killed 58 people and injured almost 500 others, was the deadliest in U.S. history.

The gunman opened fire on the festival crowd from the Mandalay Bay hotel overlooking the concert.