Determined hero cheered in torch relay defiance
A HERO’s welcome greeted Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson as he walked with the Olympic torch through his home town on the relay’s last day in Yorkshire.
The 27-year-old paratrooper, who lost both legs and suffered back and brain injuries in a bomb attack in 2006, is the most seriously injured soldier to survive the conflict in Afghanistan.
His determination to walk his 300-metre stretch from Doncaster’s Cenotaph on his prosthetic limbs without using crutches was applauded by thousands of well-wishers including 50 comrades from the 7 Para Royal Horse Artillery.
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