Standing Tall

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Medical Science, Prosthesis, Biography & Memoir, Historical, History, Military
Cover of the book Standing Tall by Andy Reid, John Blake
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Andy Reid ISBN: 9781782193692
Publisher: John Blake Publication: April 1, 2013
Imprint: John Blake Language: English
Author: Andy Reid
ISBN: 9781782193692
Publisher: John Blake
Publication: April 1, 2013
Imprint: John Blake
Language: English

At about 0600 hours on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 while 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 for a while. 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 he survived and on Remembrance Day 2009, less than a month after being blown up, was reunited 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. In between times he has cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, skydived, and made a number of appearances on behalf of service charities. In this book, Andy sets himself a simple aim: to tell his story. In fact he has not just one, but two stories to tell. The first is the story of Corporal Reid, Burma Company, 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment: Infantry Section Commander and then there is the story of Andy Reid, triple amputee skydiver, cyclist, and charity fund raiser, husband, and new father.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

At about 0600 hours on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 while 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 for a while. 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 he survived and on Remembrance Day 2009, less than a month after being blown up, was reunited 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. In between times he has cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, skydived, and made a number of appearances on behalf of service charities. In this book, Andy sets himself a simple aim: to tell his story. In fact he has not just one, but two stories to tell. The first is the story of Corporal Reid, Burma Company, 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment: Infantry Section Commander and then there is the story of Andy Reid, triple amputee skydiver, cyclist, and charity fund raiser, husband, and new father.

More books from John Blake

Cover of the book Justice for Colette by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Serial Killers Up Close and Very Personal by Andy Reid
Cover of the book We All Live in a Perry Groves World - The Heart-warming and Hilarious Account of Life as a Cult Footballer by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Blink 182 - The Band, The Breakdown & The Return by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Man's Best Friends - True Stories of the World's Most Heroic Dogs by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Make a Million from Online Poker by Andy Reid
Cover of the book The Gangbuster - To Catch a Gangster, You Have to Live Like One by Andy Reid
Cover of the book De Bruyne - Collect Them All! (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Andy Reid
Cover of the book From Flab to Fab by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Neuer (Ultimate Football Heroes) - Collect Them All! by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Sir Michael Caine - The Biography by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Michael Ball - The Biography by Andy Reid
Cover of the book The Day the Nazis Came - The Astonishing True Story of a Childhood Journey from the Occupied Channel Islands to the Dark Heart of a German Prison Camp by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Billy Nighy - The Unauthorised Biography by Andy Reid
Cover of the book Nobody's Child - Against All the Odds, He Managed to Escape the Horrors of a Stolen Childhood by Andy Reid
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy