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Riflemums Challenge

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The Rifles Charities........Care for Casualties Fund Raising Campaign.

14 Mums of Riflemen from 2 Rifles smashing out the 24 kilometer Fan Dance at Brecon, rat packs, combats boots & bashers.

This is our tribute to the 14 brave men of 2 Rifles who lost their lives last year in Afghanistan and to raise money for the Rifles charities.

Details of 3 day Challenge of a Riflemum below.

We are 14 mums of 2 Rifles soldiers who are coming together to remember and pay tribute to the brave men of 2 Rifles who lost their lives in Afghanistan and the injured who fought along side them.

In doing this challenge we hope to show the families of the brave soldiers from the battalion who lost their lives in Afghanistan they will always be remembered for the sacrifice they made and that we hold the families of the Fallen close to our hearts.

Our aim is to raise £10,000 for The Rifles Charities Care for Casualties Fund Raising Campaign….which is caring for the bereaved, injured and their families.

Please support us in this, every little helps, the Rifles Charities supports all the Battalions of the Rifles, all of which have had to deal with losses and injuries over the past few years and are continuing to do so.

http://riflemumschallenge.org.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2 ... 268&ref=ts



OUR CHALLENGE:-

3 days (14 mums living the life of a soldier)

24km Fan Dance

Dates

Saturday 1st May…….. set up camp at Senybridge & survival skills lesson

Sunday 2nd May............ 24k walk Fan Dance. * (see below)

Monday 3rd May .............pack up camp.

14 mums living the lives of soldiers for 3 days, setting up camp, building shelters ( bashering up, I'm told its called :-)) living off ration packs and completing the 24k Fan Dance.

* Fan Dance

The Fan Dance is part of the Fitness and Navigation phase of the selection course for the British Special Air Service, and Special Boat service. It has also been used on courses run by the Pathfinder platoon and the Infantry Training Centre, Wales (Brecon).

It is a 24 km tab in the Brecon Beacons of Wales that takes place at the end of the first week of the selection course. It is used as the first major indicator of whether a candidate has the physical aptitude to complete the selection course..

Fan Dance Stats

Trek: 24K

Altitude: 2900Ft


2 Rifles Roll Of Honour 2009

1. Rifleman Adrian Sheldon, Thursday 7 May 2009 Age 25

2. Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, 2nd June 09. Age 19

3. Lieutenant Paul Mervis, 12 June 2009. Age 27

4. Corporal Jonathan Horne, 10 July 2009. Age 28

5. Rifleman William Aldridge,10 July 2009.Age 18

6. Rifleman James Backhouse, 10 July 2009.Age 18

7. Rifleman Joe Murphy, 10, July 2009.Age 18

8. Rifleman Daniel Simpson, 10 July 2009, Age 20

9. Rifleman Aminiasi Toge, 16 July 2009. Age 26

10. Captain Mark Hale, 13 August 2009. Age 42

11. Rifleman Daniel Wild, 13 August 2009. Age 19

12. Serjeant Paul McAleese, 20 August 2009. Age 29

13. Acting Serjeant Stuart McGrath, 16 September 2009. Age 28

14. Rifleman Philip Allen, 7 November 2009. Age 20.



REST IN PEACE
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