{"id":7697,"date":"2020-08-21T18:09:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/?p=7697"},"modified":"2020-08-21T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:09:07","slug":"10-amputee-veterans-cycling-to-support-comrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/10-amputee-veterans-cycling-to-support-comrade\/","title":{"rendered":"10 amputee veterans cycling to support comrade"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is the kind of story that makes you stop and take notice. Under the Pilgrim Bandits banner, a group of 10 former soldiers are cycling around the country to help their friend fight Motor Neurone Disease. The expedition is being carried out under collaboration with Operation Ride UK, to raise funds and awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are using specially adapted bikes to get the job done. This just goes to show us all that our soldiers, both former and current, can do just about anything if they set their mind to it. And nothing can pull them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proceeds are meant to help former firefighter and soldier John Chart, who is fighting Motor Neurone Disease. He was 48 when he first got his diagnosis. Given how rapidly the disease worsens a person’s health any other person would have been devastated. But John wants to fight back, despite the challenges he now faces. He is actually one of the men using a specially adapted tandem and bike to help raise funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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