Monthly Archives: August 2012
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The Poppy Factory and Alec Robotham
August 31, 2012
Alec Robotham had wanted to be awarded a green beret and become a Royal Marine for a long time and threw himself into the selection process. Shortly after realising his dream at the age of 21 he was deployed to Afghanistan. Whilst out on a standard day time patrol, a suicide bomber detonated his device …
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Meet the team and hear their Everest story first hand at the Royal Geographical Society
August 31, 2012
Following the huge success of Harry’s Mountain Heroes, which aired on Monday 27th August, our team of wounded soldiers are preparing to again give you an insight into the difficulties they faced as they took on one of nature’s most imposing challenges: the Himalayas. This time you can meet the team and hear first-hand what …
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Support our Wounded Taking Part in the Paralympic Games
August 30, 2012
The Paralympic Games represents the pinnacle of achievement for those overcoming their disabilities. Amongst this year’s competitors are some of our wounded servicemen and women who have not only overcome their injuries but have become the leading proponents in the sports they represent. Here is an overview of wounded servicemen who are competing in the …
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Walking With The Wounded: Paralympic Torch Relay
August 29, 2012
Today saw the triumphant procession of the torch relay reach Whitehall where it was carried by the Walking With The Wounded team. Injured servicemen, Harry Parker and David Wiseman were among the torch berarers. Harry Parker, lost his legs due to an IED blast in Afghanistan and David Wiseman was shot through the chest by the …
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Walking With The Wounded Founders To Carry Paralympic Torch through London
August 28, 2012
Edward Parker and Simon Daglish will carry the Paralympic Torch through Whitehall along with Simon’s son Felix who suffers from cerebral palsy, Edward’s nephew Harry Parker, who lost his legs due to an IED blast in Afghanistan and David Wiseman, who was shot through the chest by the Taliban. The quintet will carry the Torch on …
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Prince Harry announced as Patron of the South Pole Allied Challenge 2013
August 28, 2012
Three teams of wounded soldiers from the United Kingdom, The United States and the Commonwealth will tackle the inhospitable Antarctic, overcoming the savage conditions and their own injuries as they race to reach the South Pole as part of the highest profile modern day expedition. “The vision behind Walking With The Wounded – to reintegrate …
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Iceland to support Walking With The Wounded
August 17, 2012
Leading supermarket Iceland has nominated Walking With The Wounded as an official charity of their annual Charity Week fundraising. The frozen food specialists will be driving customers to donate to support our charity and also Alzheimer’s Research UK. Edward Parker, Co-Founder of Walking With The Wounded, has commented on the new partnership: ‘We’re obviously delighted …
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British Forces News: Volunteers wanted to trek to South Pole
August 16, 2012
Walking With The Wounded is looking for volunteers to take part in our largest expedition to date: South Pole 2013. Following the huge successes of the North Pole and Mt Everest treks, we are looking for any male or female who has been injured in the course of operations while serving in the British Army. …
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Watch Trois Etapes on Eurosport this Sunday, August 19th at 16:45
August 15, 2012
You can catch Trois Etapes on Eurosport, this Sunday. Make sure you tune in, so you can experience all the thrills of the race. It’s a 30 minute programme and will follow Eurosport’s live coverage of Stage 2 of La Vuelta. If you haven’t already donated, you can donate £5 to Walking With The Wounded by …
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Harry’s Mountain Heroes: ITV1 Monday 27th August 2012 at 9pm
August 15, 2012
Harry’s Mountain Heroes to air on ITV1 9pm, Monday 27th August After facing life-changing injuries, a team of five soldiers who were wounded on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan took on one of the world’s toughest challenges: to scale the imposing Mt Everest. Private Jaco van Gass lost his left arm in an RPG …
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