{"id":1093,"date":"2011-08-18T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T11:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1093"},"modified":"2011-08-18T11:16:02","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T11:16:02","slug":"ex-soldier-gives-compensation-to-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/ex-soldier-gives-compensation-to-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-soldier gives compensation to Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
An ex-soldier has donated thousands of pounds of compensation to forces charity Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Ron Skyrme, 56, suffered a range of injuries when he stepped in to halt an attack on one of his neighbours.<\/p>\n
According to a report by the Daily Mirror, Mr Skyrme was awarded a fee of £3,175 as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n
The ex-soldier stated that had he not decided to intervene, the two attackers would have killed his neighbour.<\/p>\n
"People said I was a hero that day, but the real heroes are those guys on the front line in Afghanistan," Mr Skyrme said.<\/p>\n
"The bigger picture is more important to me."<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, it was reported by the Herts Advertiser that St Albans Polo club has raised a total fee of nearly £20,000 from a charity tournament, with the money going to Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Organiser Clare Dingwall explained it was a great day of entertainment for a worthy cause.<\/p>\n
Posted by Samantha Thompson <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Help for Heroes has received thousands of pounds from an ex-soldier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n