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Andy Garthwaite lost his arm while serving in Afghanistan and since then has relied on the organisation for assistance, the Shields Gazette reports.<\/p>\n
He is now training for the Great North Run with the aim of raising funds for Help for Heroes – established in 2007 – which has greatly aided his rehabilitation by providing gym equipment and offering a variety of support.<\/p>\n
"They've even helped to adapt my car. This is my way of giving something back to them and to helping others who find themselves in a similar position to me," Mr Garthwaite says.<\/p>\n
He claims he is looking forward to the gruelling run on September 18th and he will be joined by two friends for the 13.1-mile challenge.<\/p>\n
Posted by Trevor Smith
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The injured troop is showing his support for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-support-soldiers"],"yoast_head":"\n