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The walk is scheduled for March 5th.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the source, Mr Lloyd said: &quot;I am ex-armed forces so I just want to support the charity as much as I can.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, soldiers Chris Tollick and Christian Greenway recently offered Valentine's Day kisses to lucky shoppers in Birkenhead as part of a fundraising drive for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800408175-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800408175\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Coventry men will be channelling their feminine side as part of a day of fundraising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-support-soldiers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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