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| A British para and commando-trained soldier is planning to take part in Sunday's London Marathon - but at his military base in Afghanistan. | A British para and commando-trained soldier is planning to take part in Sunday's London Marathon - but at his military base in Afghanistan. |
| Maj Al Jarvis, 33, of the Royal Engineers, arrived in Helmand last month for a six-month tour with 23 Engineer Regiment. | |
| Maj Jarvis, of Farnborough, Hampshire, will run circuits around the tiny base in Lashkar Gah in 30C heat. | Maj Jarvis, of Farnborough, Hampshire, will run circuits around the tiny base in Lashkar Gah in 30C heat. |
| He is raising money for the Army Benevolent Fund. | |
| It is expected to take him five to six hours to complete 38 laps of the base wearing his Osprey body armour, weighing about 12kg. | It is expected to take him five to six hours to complete 38 laps of the base wearing his Osprey body armour, weighing about 12kg. |
| No amount of money can bring back a daddy, husband, daughter or a limb Maj Al Jarvis | No amount of money can bring back a daddy, husband, daughter or a limb Maj Al Jarvis |
| Troops will be on hand with collecting tins and to keep up Maj Jarvis's morale. | Troops will be on hand with collecting tins and to keep up Maj Jarvis's morale. |
| "The London marathon is a feature in the calendar and just because I'm deployed in Afghanistan I don't believe that should stop me taking part - in my own way," said Maj Jarvis, who is part of the UK's 16 Air Assault Brigade, which took command of the British Task Force in Helmand this week. | "The London marathon is a feature in the calendar and just because I'm deployed in Afghanistan I don't believe that should stop me taking part - in my own way," said Maj Jarvis, who is part of the UK's 16 Air Assault Brigade, which took command of the British Task Force in Helmand this week. |
| "It will be tough keeping motivated and focussed doing so many laps of the same circuit, but I'm up for the challenge. | "It will be tough keeping motivated and focussed doing so many laps of the same circuit, but I'm up for the challenge. |
| "All of us out here are doing a job we have chosen to do and we accept the consequences. We have trained hard and are prepared for the worst as were others in past conflicts. | "All of us out here are doing a job we have chosen to do and we accept the consequences. We have trained hard and are prepared for the worst as were others in past conflicts. |
| "No amount of money can bring back a daddy, husband, daughter or a limb, but the Army Benevolent Fund helps to give some financial stability to families in times of distress. | "No amount of money can bring back a daddy, husband, daughter or a limb, but the Army Benevolent Fund helps to give some financial stability to families in times of distress. |
| "I just hope I will be able to finish, as the most laps I have done so far - in my sports kit - is five... only one way to find out," he added. | "I just hope I will be able to finish, as the most laps I have done so far - in my sports kit - is five... only one way to find out," he added. |