A former RAF serviceman will complete the last leg of a gruelling 444-mile charity walk across the UK carrying the weight of an injured soldier on his back.
Ben Greer has trekked through 100 towns and cities across the UK in the last two months in order to complete the distance, a mile for every British serviceman killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
His final mile will take him from The Cenotaph to Buckingham Palace in London this morning.
Ben Greer Mr Greer, who served in six Afghan tours between 2006 and 2010, told Sky News the walk carrying a 100kg pack had been one of the most "arduous" things he had ever done.
"The most that you'd probably carry as a standard load would be up to 60kg so 100kg is the equivalent of putting one of your friends on your back in fighting order and evacuating them from the battlefield."
The former Chinook helicopter crewman, who left the service two years ago, regularly ferried injured servicemen.
"One of our main roles out there was casualty evacuation from the battlefield," he said.
"We picked up an awful lot of guys and had some of the best medical care in the world, certainly trauma wise, and you see a lot in the back of the aircraft.
"I've come back to my family but there's an awful lot who haven't and I think it's pertinent as a personal statement to come back and show that it's had quite an impact."
So far the Big Lift challenge has raised £34,582.57 for various charities including SSAFA, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, Help for Heroes, the Army and RAF Benevolent Funds.
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