Updated: Apr 28 2021, 12:53 ET HERO Para Ben Parkinson is the most seriously injured soldier to survive the war in Afghanistan - and he reckons he had a lucky escape. “I’ve got a twin brother," he jokes. "And he’s ginger.” 13 Ben suffered life-changing injuries when his vehicle hit a mine in Afghanistan in 2006Credit: Bradley Page - The News of the World 13 He had served in the Army since he was 16Credit: Collect A lot of people claim the title "inspirational" but few have earned it quite like Ben. Nearly 15 years ago, at 22-years-old, the strapping 6'4" paratrooper broke his back, lost his legs and suffered life-long brain damage when his Land Rover hit a mine in southern Afghanistan.