Optical Express has donated a pair of Oakley sunglasses and a pair of spectacles with Transitions lenses to a Scots soldier injured in Afghanistan, ahead of being awarded the Queen's gallantry medal next month.
Showing support: Optical Express has donated a pair of Oakley sunglasses and a pair of spectacles with Transitions lenses to a Scots soldier injured in Afghanistan, ahead of being awarded the Queen's gallantry medal next month.
Lance Corporal David Timmins, 29, was seriously injured while working as part of a team clearing roadside bombs in Helmand Province in March 2009 and was left with a number of injuries including the loss of an eye and facial nerve palsy.
Timmins of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, said: 'I am absolutely delighted with my sunglasses and Transitions spectacles from Optical Express. It was so kind of them to support me in my recovery.'