One Step Beyond

Ex-soldier Chris Moon is a hero for our times. After leaving the army, he found that he missed the challenge of military life and applied to join the mine-clearance programme organised by the HALO Trust (Hazardous Areas Life Support Organisation). He was stationed first in Cambodia where he and two other colleagues were kidnapped by the Khmer Rouge and faced execution. From Cambodia he was sent to supervise mine-clearance in Mozambique and while on duty was blown up by a mine in the supposedly clear area of the safety lane. The mine had been buried deep below the surface, beyond metal detector range, and the explosion cost Chris his lower right leg and right arm. But Chris decided to continue the fight for land mine victims and, less than a year after leaving hospital, completed the London marathon. One step beyond will be Chris moon's account of his life so far.