{"id":82,"date":"2010-01-21T18:27:42","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T18:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?82"},"modified":"2010-01-21T18:27:42","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T18:27:42","slug":"father-thanks-british-legion-for-helping-his-soldier-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/father-thanks-british-legion-for-helping-his-soldier-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Father thanks British Legion for helping his soldier son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dad of a teenage soldier injured in a training exercise while stationed in Kenya has thanked the Royal British Legion for all the help it has given his boy.<\/p>\n<p>Liam Morrell was left paralysed from the waist down and after hearing about his plight, the legion dug deep and helped him set up his own home in Llanelli, thisissouthwales.co.uk reported.<\/p>\n<p>His dad Shaun said that his son would be nowhere if it wasn&rsquo;t for the good people at the legion and all the sterling work they have done.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The Royal British Legion were fantastic. 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