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On the 8th July 2012 I will be taking part in the British 10K London Run in support of The Parachute Regiment Charity. My beloved childhood best friend and partner serves with The Parachute Regiment and so this cause is particularly close to my heart.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND HAVE A LOOK IN MY PHOTO GALLERY AT THE FACES AND AGES OF SOME OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES OR BEEN INJURED IN SERVICE.
TIMES MAY BE HARD BUT I’M SURE YOU COULD ALL SPARE A QUID - NOT ALL OF OUR BOYS COME BACK IN ONE PIECE AND SOME DO NOT COME BACK AT ALL.
CHARITIES LIKE THESE GIVE OUR HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
PLEASE DONATE WHATEVER YOU CAN.
The Parachute Regiment is The British Army’s elite Air Assault Infantry capable of deploying anywhere around the world at a moment’s notice. 1 PARA, who form the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) who provide specialist infantry support to Special Forces, such as the SAS, anywhere in the world. Members are highly trained in weapons, communications and specialist assault systems. Soldiers within The Parachute Regiment will rotate through the SFSG during their careers to ensure that advanced military skills, found nowhere else in the infantry, are maintained throughout the 3 Battalions.
The Parachute Regiment Charity supports soldiers of the Parachute Regiment and other Airborne Forces and their families. Their objectives are to promote of efficiency of The Parachute Regiment, the relief of need, hardship and distress amongst past and present members of
The Parachute Regiment and their dependents and the promotion and maintenance of the heritage of The Parachute Regiment.
The Parachute Regiment and their dependents and the promotion and maintenance of the heritage of The Parachute Regiment.
THE MONEY RAISED CAN BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE
Bespoke wheelchairs
Equipment to enable an amputee to enter Paralympic cycling
Travel and accommodation costs for soldiers attending commemorations such as Arnhem and Normandy
Helping towards special mobility vehicle for a soldier’s disabled child
Travel and hotel costs to enable families of those killed to attend memorial parades or services
Soldiers’ adventure training and sports teams
Family days aimed at providing support and communication during deployment
Transport costs for overseas relatives of wounded soldiers
Help with family funeral costs
Equipment to enable an amputee to enter Paralympic cycling
Travel and accommodation costs for soldiers attending commemorations such as Arnhem and Normandy
Helping towards special mobility vehicle for a soldier’s disabled child
Travel and hotel costs to enable families of those killed to attend memorial parades or services
Soldiers’ adventure training and sports teams
Family days aimed at providing support and communication during deployment
Transport costs for overseas relatives of wounded soldiers
Help with family funeral costs
What manner of men are these who wear the Maroon Beret?
"They are firstly, all volunteers and are then toughened by hard physical training. As a result they have that infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from physical well being. They have jumped from the air and by doing so have conquered fear.
Their duty lies in the van of battle; they are proud of this honor and have never failed in any task. They have the highest standards in all things whether it is skills in battle or smartness in the execution of all peacetime duties. They have shown themselves to be as tenacious and determined in defense as they are courageous in attack. They are in fact, men apart - every man an Emperor.
Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. That spirit will be found in full measure in the men who wear the Maroon Beret."
Their duty lies in the van of battle; they are proud of this honor and have never failed in any task. They have the highest standards in all things whether it is skills in battle or smartness in the execution of all peacetime duties. They have shown themselves to be as tenacious and determined in defense as they are courageous in attack. They are in fact, men apart - every man an Emperor.
Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. That spirit will be found in full measure in the men who wear the Maroon Beret."
- Montgomery of El Alamein