A former SAS soldier who faced down brutal enemy fire alongside Ben Roberts-Smith resulting in his prestigious Victoria Cross says the medal became politicised for a "good news story".
The witness codenamed Person Four told the Federal Court on Wednesday the "highlight of my professional career" was that 2010 Battle of Tizak in Afghanistan.
Person Four recalled the war veteran's face looking "ashen" during the raid, and the "absolute feeling of dread and fear" due to the heavy, accurate and sustained fire the troop was under immediately after helicopter insertion.
