新聞來源 - 官網 The Club was pleased to receive news from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment – known as the Vikings – as they serve in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. We recently sent kit to the battalion following the tragic death of Corporal Darren Bonner, a Spurs fan. The Vikings are deployed as part of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan. Recently the Vikings led Operation LASTAY KULANG which has succeeded in squeezing out the Taliban in the north and south of the Upper Sangin Valley renowned to be a Taliban stronghold. Here is an extract from their release... A MORALE BOOST FOR SPURS FANS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, known as the Vikings, and supporters of ‘Spurs’ have had a morale boost when they recently received THFC goodies whilst serving in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. At the request of the family of Corporal Darren ‘Daz’ Bonner, who died last month in Afghanistan, the club sent some shirts to his fellow Vikings and Spurs fans in Afghanistan. Warrant Officer Mark ‘Frankie’ Freeman, who knew Darren Bonner well and shared his passion for Tottenham, said: “It is a fantastic gesture that the club has made in the memory of a fellow Viking who loved and always talked about Spurs, and it is good to see some support back home for what the lads are doing out here.” Frankie himself has always been a Spurs fan as long as he can remember and he always tries to catch up with the latest THFC news even on operations. He said: “I started to support Tottenham when I was about 8 while most of my family supported Arsenal. In my 23-year Army career, I have always tried to catch up with every Spurs’ game thanks to the website, Sky Sports and Soccer AM even if I still believe we don’t see enough of Spurs.” 1 Royal Anglian will try to raise some money for a Memorial Fund they have created to support the families of soldiers killed and wounded in action, and Frankie added: “I wrote to THFC just days before ‘Daz’ was killed for any donation they would like to make for the end of tour raffle which we will organise for families of soldiers killed or injured in Afghanistan it has been fantastic that the club has contributed these shirts.” IF YOU wish to make a donation to the Memorial Fund please email at [email protected] or if you wish to write to Frankie [email protected] THE Club was represented by Sporting Director Damien Comolli at Corporal Bonner’s funeral and once again, the Club would like to pass its condolences to family and friends. ============================================================================== http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/images/articles/5278-6.jpg http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/images/articles/5278-11.jpg 俱樂部最近寄了新球衣給在阿富汗南部駐軍的英軍人 他們在一隻叫Vikings的部隊 其中有位名叫"Darren Bonner"的熱刺迷軍人不幸喪身 我們的Sporting Director - Damien Comolli代表熱刺出席他的喪禮 然而俱樂部寄給他們一些球隊的商品 給他們極大的鼓舞 Bonner的好友Frankie說 "俱樂部有這樣的回應真的很讓人興奮 對於在部隊總是談論球隊的人們是非常棒的回憶" "在外能從家鄉收到這樣的支持 感覺真的很好" Frankie從他有記憶開始就支持熱刺 他總是找尋任何的方法關心熱刺的最新新聞 "我從大約八歲的時候就開始支持熱刺 家人大多數都是A迷" "23年的軍隊生涯 我不斷的從網路找尋熱刺的消息" "看完Sky Sports, Soccer AM之後我還是感覺看熱刺的新聞看的不夠" 1 Royal Anglin打算籌募基金給一些駐軍喪身或受傷軍人的家人 "在Daz遇害之前我就寫信給熱刺 希望球隊對於這邊喪身或受傷軍人有些支持" "活動結束之後我們會組織這些人的家人起來" "能收到這樣的支持是最棒的回應了" 綠字的部分是籌募基金的Viking的聯絡方式 也有Frankie的聯絡方式 -- 對當地的人來說俱樂部不單單只是一隻足球隊而已 在亞洲的我們實在沒辦法跟俱樂部有什麼互動 也希望Darren Bonner可以一路好走 -- Ｔo Dare is to do! --

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