{"id":304,"date":"2010-05-25T17:37:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T17:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?304"},"modified":"2010-05-25T17:37:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T17:37:56","slug":"soldiers-praise-beckham-for-inspirational-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/soldiers-praise-beckham-for-inspirational-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers praise Beckham for &#8216;inspirational visit&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Beckham has been described as a legend, not for his skills with a football but for the fact that he has flown to Afghanistan to give British troops a morale boost.<\/p>\n<p>Private Ryan Campbell, from the Royal Marines 40 Commando, told Cambridge-news.co.uk that meeting the former England captain has given everyone a huge boost and described the visit as &quot;inspirational&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham, 35, flew to Afghanistan on Friday and told British soldiers how he admires their courage and 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