Thanks @RTS_Bristol ! A huge thanks to everyone who contributed to our @BBCFour documentary Hull's Headscarf Heroes and helped us tell this important story.
People have asked, how did I find the latest challenge walking 457 laps of 400m track and honestly hardest thing I have ever done foot broke 26hrs in but carried on totally worth it to remember our fallen from Afghanistan #LestWeForget#400for457#neverquit#missioncomplete
Want to say a massive thank you to all the comments and likes after watching #SurvivingHelmand I really do appreciate them all @BBCWales@TestimonyFilms 🙏🏻🙏🏻 and also all the others on the Documentry @HughKeir 🤙🏻
Former soldier and amputee, Steve Owen, has walked 457 laps of a running track over two days to remember every life lost during the Afghanistan conflict
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Tonight I tell my story on @BBCWales surviving Helmand, 9pm. Im proud to be a veteran I’m proud of my service and my scars are what have defined me. Had one of the best role models to start my career @maj_retd_fox so thank you.
1.#SurvivingHelmand 9pm tonight on @BBCWales or @BBCiPlayer. Four people deeply affected by the conflict in Afghanistan tell their extraordinary stories of anguish, despair and recovery, how they coped with the consequences and have strived to help others
2. Four inspirational characters deeply affected by personal experience of the conflict in Afghanistan tell their extraordinary stories in this inspiring film. @TheRoyalWelsh@TheParachuteReg@woodys_Lodge @Soldierscharity This is their story of #Surviving Helmand
3.See his inspiring story in #SurvivingHelmand Tuesday 9 November 9pm @BBCWales and @BBCiPlayer, and repeated at 11:15pm on Thursday 11 November https://t.co/XZ0ak7YGjp
1.After finishing work at veterans’ charity @woodys_Lodge today Steve Owen @Steveow2523 begins walking 457 laps of a 400m running track (113miles/ 182km) to commemorate the 457 British service personnel lost in Afghanistan. He will carry the name of 1 of those killed on each lap
Steve features in our forthcoming #SurvivingHelmand@BBCWales on Tuesday 9 November at 9pm on BBC One Wales and BBC iPlayer, and repeated at 11:15pm on Thursday 11 November on BBC Two Wales.
1.Don’t miss our #SurvivingHelmand Tuesday 9 November at 9pm @BBCWales or via BBC iPlayer. Two soldiers who overcame PTSD, another who lost a leg, and a bereaved, campaigning, mother tell their stories, reveal how they coped with the consequences and have strived to help others
17. Upon her return to the U.K., Sarah campaigned to improve conditions for soldiers, and advised the army on how they could improve their approach to bereaved families. She was awarded an MBE for services to the Armed Forces and their families @Soldierscharity #SurvivingHelmand