AN inspirational squaddie who lost three limbs in an explosion on his first patrol in Afghanistan returned to a huge hero’s welcome yesterday when his home town threw a massive surprise party in his honour. Brave Scots Guard Gary Jamieson was stunned when he turned into his street to be met by a pipe band [...]
By Max Hastings Last updated at 10:05 PM on 04th December 2009 A young man in shorts stands in a ward chatting to a nurse, idly practising a golf swing with a reversed walking stick. Where his left leg should be, there is instead a densely engineered substitute of steel and hydraulics. On damp Tarmac [...]
By Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2009 Seth Robbins / S&S Army Chaplain (Maj.) Eric R. Meyners looks over bins filled with shoes in the chaplain’s closet at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Meyners says he doesn’t notice the mateless shoes, which are meant for amputees, when he’s [...]
A brave amputee hailed the public’s support of the Army as “phenomenal” as he watched his fellow soldiers take part in a homecoming parade in Croydon. Hundreds of people lined the streets to welcome home the 2nd Battalion The Rifles, which lost 13 men in Afghanistan this summer. The 100 members of 2 Rifles, based [...]
By Victoria Ward 26/10/2009 A former Army commander yesterday called for Jimmy Carr to quit for making fun of soldiers who have lost limbs. Patrick Mercer, Conservative MP and chairman of the Commons subcommittee on terrorism, said certain subjects should be instinctively “off limits” for stand-up comics. Carr told a 2,500-strong audience at the Manchester [...]
Comparing Scars Comments (1) Thursday, August 27, 2009 By Laura Bennett Photo Courtesy of The News Journal For Rob Kislow, getting shot was a kind of relief. He remembers a moment of otherworldly calm as the percussive roar of gunfire and the voices of soldiers dissolved into white noise. He blinked back blood. He saw [...]
By Gregg Zoroya – USA Today Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 19:21:48 EDT Military scientists have identified genes and proteins called biomarkers that could enable doctors to tailor personalized treatments for troops suffering traumatic injuries, such as those caused by roadside bombs. Researchers hope the troops will heal and recover faster, said Navy Cmdr. [...]
PRINCE Harry is supporting his wounded hero Ben McBean’s fight for a fair compensation deal, the Royal Marine revealed today. Double amputee Ben, 22, told of his royal backing as he launched a landmark bid against the MoD. As The Sun revealed last week, officials have refused to pay out for more than 100 wounds [...]
by Michael Smith WHEN Private Matt Woollard stepped on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan, his life was left hanging by a thread. His right foot was blown off, chunks of muscle were stripped from his forearms and his heart stopped three times after he was airlifted to a field hospital. Yet two years later, Woollard, [...]
Royal Marine Peter Dunning, who lost both legs when his army vehicle was blown up in Helmand province last year, talks about his experience of soldiering – and soldiering on Peter Dunning lives with his parents in Wallasey on the Wirral, in one of those cinematic streets that dip steeply down to the docks. At [...]
Eighteen veterans who have lost limbs are taking part in races to qualify for the Fastnet Race Deborah Haynes, Defence Correspondent Two years and several operations after Lance Corporal Jonathan Lee lost his leg when a bomb blast threw him 50 metres into a minefield in Afghanistan, he plans to take part in the Fastnet [...]
Jul 18 2009 by Tom Mullen, Evening Chronicle A SOLDIER who lost a leg in a Taliban bomb blast is leaving the Army and returning to Tyneside. Anthony Makin made headlines when he returned to the frontline in Afghanistan, despite losing his right leg in a roadside bombing. Former Defence Secretary Des Browne was among [...]
The salamander can regrow injured limbs, jaws, skin, organs and parts of its brain and spinal chord. (Reuters: Felipe Leon) Scientists are genetically modifying a bizarre looking Mexican salamander in the hope its ability to regenerate body parts will one day help human amputees. Also known as “water monsters,” the 15-centimetre-long axolotl is nearly extinct [...]
How amputee soldier Scott Blaney is fighting back May 30 2009 by Mike Malyon, Coventry Telegraph AMPUTEE soldier Scott Blaney is taking on his next challenge of an endurance swim across the English Channel. Cpl Blaney, from Nuneaton, has joined an army team for the annual inter-services open-water race to be held later this year. [...]
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THE BADER CUP was started in 1987, and is now widely recognised as the largest National Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament in Europe.
John Southwick founded the Tournament to raise funds for The Douglas Bader Foundation. He still organises the competition.
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Art to Fly, a specialist aviation artwork Website, was created by Pat Barnard, long-time friend of Sir Douglas, as a way of supporting the Douglas Bader Foundation disabled children’s Flying Days.
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