Two weeks after the London Marathon finished, the winner has been announced. His name is Major Phil Packer.
A SOLDIER who defied doctors to complete the London marathon crossed the finish line today, 13 days after he started the 26.2-mile course.
Major Phil Packer was told by medics that he would never walk again after being badly injured in a rocket attack in Basra last February.
Today the 36-year-old, who is a paraplegic after suffering heart and spinal injuries, completed the race.
He walked two miles a day on crutches after starting with other competitors on April 26.
His marathon walk comes just a month after Major Packer started using crutches.
The CNN report I initially read on this, sadly, decided to spin it to decry the number of wounded the Iraq war produced. That approach trivializes Major Packer’s accomplishment and goal – which is to help others.
Regardless of where you stand on the Iraq war, Major Packer overcame the odds, went out and completed something that should have been impossible for him.
Let’s honor that.
Too awesome.
Check the news for Currahee.
We’ve got high quality survivors– they just refuse to be beaten.
bravo