<br />
JULY/AUGUST 2012<br />
l e g i o n<br />
the ROYAL BRItISh<br />
shoulder to shoulder with all who serve<br />
GoinG for PArALYMPiC GoLd<br />
“It feels great<br />
to be tHIs good<br />
atsometHIng”<br />
CAUSE And EffECT<br />
How the Legion spends<br />
£1.7 million every<br />
week on beneficiaries<br />
ExPLoSivE ExPEriMEnTS<br />
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groundbreaking research<br />
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contents<br />
July/august 2012<br />
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Features<br />
1 0 Golden generation<br />
Afghanistan veteran Nick Beighton, still<br />
a serving officer in the Royal Engineers,<br />
is rowing for Paralympic gold<br />
1 4 Welfare cash diary<br />
How does the Legion spend £1.7 million<br />
every week of the year ? Five days with<br />
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