This girl deserves deep respect, US soldier.

[Yorkshire pud]

An American soldier has given her Invictus Games gold medal to the hospital team that saved her life.
Sgt Elizabeth Marks told Prince Harry, who presented her with the prize, to hand it to the medical team at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-36275527


The games might not be that well known, I know, but it was devised for ex servicemen and women by Prince Harry. What a lovely gesture she's made. You should be proud of her on several levels if you're American. 

[SredniVashtar]

Dear god, those tattoos. Let's wind the tape forward 20 years and see if she still thinks looking like a prison inmate was such a great idea.

[Yorkshire pud]

Dear god, those tattoos. Let's wind the tape forward 20 years and see if she still thinks looking like a prison inmate was such a great idea.

I'm not a fan of tattoos at all, but on this occasion she can be forgiven.

[chefist]

As a veteran, I enjoy these encouraging stories.

[BobGrau]

Dear god, those tattoos. Let's wind the tape forward 20 years and see if she still thinks looking like a prison inmate was such a great idea.

The sad truth is that in 20 years' time the majority of people are going to look like that.

[Rally Squirrel]

The sad truth is that in 20 years' time the majority of people are going to look like that.

She looks like the majority of her peers now so she will look like them in 20 years. I see nothing sad about that.

[BobGrau]

She looks like the majority of her peers now so she will look like them in 20 years. I see nothing sad about that.

That's basically what I meant. The sad part is that we already know tats don't age well.

[starrmtn001]

An American soldier has given her Invictus Games gold medal to the hospital team that saved her life.
Sgt Elizabeth Marks told Prince Harry, who presented her with the prize, to hand it to the medical team at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-36275527


The games might not be that well known, I know, but it was devised for ex servicemen and women by Prince Harry. What a lovely gesture she's made. You should be proud of her on several levels if you're American. 

Thank you, Yorkshire Pud.  How awesome of you to bring this to our attention!  Kudos dude.

And, how awesome of Sgt Elizabeth Marks to do such a selfless act as, thinking of others first.  That's one honorable countrywoman you have there!!!

[Ciardelo]

Dear god, those tattoos. Let's wind the tape forward 20 years and see if she still thinks looking like a prison inmate was such a great idea.

I have a niece in the Army and she keeps getting more tats. She even rushed to get "sleeved" when new regulations were coming to ban them. :::sigh::: I guess if she's happy, I'm happy but I don't understand it.

Props to Sgt Marks!

[albrecht]

I'm not a fan of tattoos at all, but on this occasion she can be forgiven.

I agree, except for maybe things like blood-type etc I don't see the reason for tattoos, I guess I'll accept Navy since a long maritime tradition, but keep in under the uniform. I think it was unwise for some branches of the military to make them ok. It also means more paperwork and monitoring as the meaning of some tattoos might not be "identified" by older people (gangs, racist, various mafiyas, etc) and even cause conflict in the services.)
Thanks for posting the article though, she deserves credit. I saw the contest listed on tv but had never heard of it before.

[3OctaveFart]

I saw a story the other day that a prodigious Japanese tattoo artist was earning $200 an hour.

Good work if you can get it. The cottage industry a quarter-century from now will be tattoo removal.

[coaster]

An American soldier has given her Invictus Games gold medal to the hospital team that saved her life.
Sgt Elizabeth Marks told Prince Harry, who presented her with the prize, to hand it to the medical team at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-36275527


The games might not be that well known, I know, but it was devised for ex servicemen and women by Prince Harry. What a lovely gesture she's made. You should be proud of her on several levels if you're American. 

That is quite nice.
I respect those two kids. They both seem more like their mother. William is kicking ass and has a beautiful family. And Harry quite literally kicked ass. They give a shit too. Which is nice.

The Queen won a 50 dollar gift card today though from Tescos, so that shit makes the news. I'm sure shes a sweet old lady, but eh. It's so cute that a rich old woman who probably has someone collect her farts in a jar every morning won such pocket change. Adorable. The media....
I won't go on another rant..Yes, that was a nice story, YP.

[PB the Deplorable]

I have a niece in the Army and she keeps getting more tats. She even rushed to get "sleeved" when new regulations were coming to ban them. :::sigh::: I guess if she's happy, I'm happy but I don't understand it...

I don't get it either, have never seen one I didn't think was anything but ugly

[Taco Bell]

Wood smash/10