A brave British teen was awarded an SAS beret by a WW2
veteran after undergoing 23 major operations in his short life.
Nathan Mottrom, 13, has a number of medical conditions
including Klippel-Feil syndrome, a rare skeletal disorder where the bones in
the spinal column fuse together and make movement very restricted.
Nathan has always wanted to join the army cadets but been
unable to because of his health. The latest operation he endured, at Alder Hey
hospital in January, lasted for eight hours.
During a school assembly, WW2 veteran John Dennett presented
Nathan with the coveted SAS beret on behalf of the Royal British Legion and the
Special Air Service - an honour awarded only to the elite of the Special Forces
and recognised throughout the world as a symbol of excellence.
John Phipps, from ‘D-Day Revisited’ read out a letter to
Nathan from the Legion and the SAS which praised his “tremendous courage and
dignity” and “steadfast determination to overcome adversity”.
Awesome!
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