{"id":2787,"date":"2014-04-29T16:53:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T16:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2787"},"modified":"2014-04-29T16:53:48","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T16:53:48","slug":"former-vet-to-march-across-italy-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/former-vet-to-march-across-italy-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Former vet to march across Italy for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man is planning to complete an unusual trek across Italy dressed as a Roman soldier in order to raise money for charity.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Kane, 43, from Clutton is set to wear 3.5 stone of authentic Roman armour as he walks 130 miles from Capua to Rome, reports the Somerset Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>He was joined by fellow authors Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield last year to walk the length of Hadrian's Wall, raising &pound;19,000 in the process.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the trio will walk 19 miles every day as they seek to complete the Italian route and they have already raised &pound;9,500 towards their total.<\/p>\n<p>All of the money raised will be split between military charity Combat Stress and Doctors Without Borders.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We did it last year to see what it was like to wear the armour and to raise money for charity. 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