Hurt soldier delivers Best Man's speech from hospital

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2011, 13:42 BST
Updated 8th Jul 2011, 11:42 BST
A BADLY-wounded soldier has delivered the Best Man's speech at his brother's wedding by videolink from a military hospital.

Guests at the wedding of David and Jen Chalmers stood to applaud as brave JJ Chalmers appeared on a video screen live from his bed in Birmingham.

The 23-year-old was seriously injured in a Taliban attack that claimed the lives of two colleagues.

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But that didn't stop JJ appearing on screen in a shirt and bow tie and then delivering a stream of jokes at his brother's expense.

JJ, a reserve in the Royal Marines, works as a design technology teacher at Balerno High School.

His brother is also a teacher and the profession bore the brunt of the jokes. The wedding was held at St Mary's Cathedral and the reception at the George Hotel in Edinburgh.

His father, the reverend John Chalmers, principal clerk of the Church of Scotland, said: "It was a glorious day."

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