{"id":1104,"date":"2011-08-30T14:34:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T14:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1104"},"modified":"2011-08-30T14:34:04","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T14:34:04","slug":"injured-soldier-trains-for-great-north-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/injured-soldier-trains-for-great-north-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured soldier trains for Great North Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Help for Heroes, which aims to assist soldiers who have been injured on duty, has been described as a &quot;massive support&quot; by a troop who is raising money for the charity.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>He is now training for the Great North Run with the aim of raising funds for Help for Heroes &ndash; established in 2007 &ndash; which has greatly aided his rehabilitation by providing gym equipment and offering a variety of support.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;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,&quot; Mr Garthwaite says.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Posted by Trevor Smith<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800713601-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800713601\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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