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Double-amputee war hero praised by Prince Harry will now get blue parking badge after application rejected

Double-amputee war hero praised by Prince Harry will now get blue parking badge after application rejected

A double-amputee ex-Royal Marine lauded as a hero by Prince Harry and the Invictus Games for his service in Afghanistan, Ben McBean, said on Tuesday that he was denied a blue badge because he “doesn’t officially meet the criteria.” McBean, who lost his arm and leg in a landmine blast in Helmand Province in 2008,…

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