{"id":394,"date":"2010-07-14T16:58:58","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T16:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?394"},"modified":"2010-07-14T16:58:58","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T16:58:58","slug":"work-initiatives-give-hope-to-injured-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/work-initiatives-give-hope-to-injured-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Work initiatives ‘give hope’ to injured soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Heroic soldiers who suffer injuries while serving in the military can find employment back home thanks to work initiatives, it has been suggested.<\/p>\n
Lance Corporal David Sterling Brown, of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry, was hurt while on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan but was able to gain a job thanks to the army’s Return to Work scheme, the BBC reports.<\/p>\n
The serviceman had previously worked as a medieval armourer in Eastnor – which provided sets for theatres and films – and has now been given a placement at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, where he works as a custodian of the national collection of the objects. <\/p>\n
Mr Brown described the opportunity as "fantastic" and a "big confidence booster".<\/p>\n
It was recently revealed Lance Corporal David Timmins, who lost an eye while serving in Afghanistan, has been awarded a military honour by the Queen at a ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. <\/p>\n
Posted by Trevor Smith
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