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Kim Hughes is the British Army's most highly decorated bomb disposal expert. In 2009 the greatest threat to British soldiers in Afghanistan was IEDs - Improvised Explosive Devices, which killed and injured thousands of troops and civilians. In just 6 months Kim defused an unprecedented 119 bombs and was consequently was awarded the George Cross. (Picture courtesy of Kim Hughes.)

Published on Monday, 3rd July 2017.

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