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Losing my leg was just like a scratch

Kate Philp From The Sun By John Kay

Published 1 February 2010

BRITAIN'S first woman soldier to lose a leg in combat dismissed her terrible injury last night as "just a scratch" compared to other heroes. Courageous Captain Kate Philp coolly told doctors to cut off her left leg so she could get on with her life after it was shredded by a bomb blast in Afghanistan.