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Help for Heroes provides practical direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There can be very few people not already aware of the sheer courage and determination of Major Phil Packer as he defied doctors recently to complete the London marathon 13 days after he started the 26.2-mile course. Phil was told by medics that he would never walk again after being badly injured in a rocket attack in Basra last February.
He walked two miles a day on crutches after starting with other competitors on April 26. As he crossed the finishing line, at St James’s Park on the Mall, he said the feeling was “bittersweet” coming so soon after more serving soldiers lost their live in Afghanistan. He was presented with his London marathon finisher’s medal by Sir Steve Redgrave after completing the course.
Teams supporting Help for Heroes in 2010:
1. Row DMC
from DMC Ltd. on the Wirral
Pictures from the 2090 Chester Dragon Boat Festival where the Avox Tigers team raced in support of Help for Heroes .
The Avox Tigers dragon boat team, Chester 2009
Round 1, race 10:
Avox Tigres (red boat) vs Connah's Quay d4e.
Tigers: 1.47.92
C' Quay: 1.47.53
Round 2, race 19:
The River Rats (red boat) vs Avox Tigers as they come up the the 3/4 marker.
R Rats: 1.53.01
Tigers: 1.52.50
Round 3 - Race 30. The Avox Challenge Race
Avox Tigers in the green boat vs Avox Dragons in the blue boat.
Avox Tigers: 1.47.61
Avox Dragons: 1.46.65
