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At about 0600 hours on Tuesday 13th October 2009, whilst leading a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Corporal Andy Reid, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device (IED). Airlifted back to the UK that evening to the specialist military wing of Selly Oak Hospital, it was'touch and go'whether he would survive. He had lost both legs, the left one above the knee, and his right arm. His left hand had the index finger almost completely removed. Yet survive he did, and on Remembrance Day 2009, less than a month after being blown up, he was re-united with his patrol back in his home base in Warminster. From there he went on to have a pair of prosthetic limbs fitted at the Defence Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court. In 2010 he won the Sun Newspaper's Military Award. Yet in between times he has cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats, sky dived and made a number of appearances on behalf of service charities. Even amongst those who have managed similar heroic recoveries his has been quite spectacular. His story demonstrates how, with patience, courage and determination, hope can triumph over despair. But, above all, it shows the abi

Author

Andy Reid; Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter

Publisher

John Blake Publishing Ltd

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781782199281

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Updated

2026-03-24