anyone see this ? powerful stuff. One young Para (22) both legs blown off and onearm. Young lad from Royal Irish (18) ,both legs blown off and blind. Amazing spirit.Truely humbling to see their struggle.
The tiple amputee was absolutely amazing, his drive and determination to walk at the medal ceremony was unbelievable. And now he skis! His attitude was spot on as well - when he said "It's not too bad, i'd rather be like this than have one of mate's die" that was brilliant.
have recorded it so don't spoil it for me too much.
I wonder if people like Gordon Brown watch programmes like this and then reflect on how badly generally we treat our heroes when they return home. I don't say that Brown etc shouldn't send them into a pointless 'war' because a) is it pointless ? and b) these lads sign up and know what could be in store for them but at least when they come home we can treat them with dignity and respect and ensure that we do everything we can to help.
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The tiple amputee was absolutely amazing, his drive and determination to walk at the medal ceremony was unbelievable. And now he skis! His attitude was spot on as well - when he said "It's not too bad, i'd rather be like this than have one of mate's die" that was brilliant.
Appreciate all of the sacrifices made.
I wonder if people like Gordon Brown watch programmes like this and then reflect on how badly generally we treat our heroes when they return home. I don't say that Brown etc shouldn't send them into a pointless 'war' because a) is it pointless ? and b) these lads sign up and know what could be in store for them but at least when they come home we can treat them with dignity and respect and ensure that we do everything we can to help.