Wednesday, August 10, 2011

British Afghanistan war amputees set to be torch bearers for the 2012 London Olympic Games

From The Mirror in the UK:Afghanistan war amputees are set to be torch bearers for the 2012 London Games.Paras Ben Parkinson (pictured) and Tom Neathway, ex-Royal Marine Mark Ormrod and Derek Derenalagi have all been nominated and hope to be among the first names ­announced on Wednesday.Mark, a triple ­amputee, said: “It would be a big honour to represent my country in this way. Thousands have