Hero para Ben’s army dream joy

Ben Parkinson, a para in the British army, lost both his legs and the power of speech during his time in Afghanistan. He got injured by an explosion of a land mine. Ben moved thousands to tears when he expressed his feelings about the army by typing it on his electronic speaker box; ’ I WANT TO STAY IN THE ARMY ’. He expected an army discharge next month, but the chief of the army granted him his wish. Ben is allowed to stay in the army until he wishes to leave. For now, he wants to tell his comrades that he cannot wait to see them again when they return.

This is a story that has a big ‘Christmas feeling’ over it. It is terrible what happened to Ben, and I am very happy for him that he is allowed to stay in the army. I wonder what kind of work he should do, maybe in the store rooms, and I hope he will like the work. It is of course very different then what he is used to. When Ben heard the news, he walked for the first time without his frame on artificial legs. This shows that the news meant very much for Ben and I wish him all the luck.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article2071308.ece