I sincerely hope Mr. Phil Packer isn’t offended by my using an Irish Band to accompany an article about a valiant Brit, but the lyrics fit too damn nice not to use it.<\/p>\n
From CNN:<\/p>\n
LONDON, England (CNN) — Last summer, Phil Packer was told he would probably never walk again. On Saturday, he plans to finish the London Marathon.<\/p>\n
Packer has been walking on crutches for two miles a day, the most his doctor will allow, to raise money for charity.<\/p>\n
His goal: \u00a31 million ($1.5 million) for Help for Heroes, a British non-profit supporting wounded veterans. Packer, whose full title is Army Maj. Phil Packer, Adjutant General’s Corps, Royal Military Police, has been a beneficiary of the military-focused charity.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, an Army band, red-coated and bearskin-hatted, played in his honor as he reached the Tower of London, 12 days into his walk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dude, that’s a Warrior there, and he’s not done after the Marathon:<\/p>\n
The marathon is only part of his project, he says. In February, he rowed the English Channel, and next month, he plans to climb El Capitan, one of America’s iconic mountaineering sites. It’s a 3,000-foot vertical rock formation in California.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n