By Mark Nicol PUBLISHED: 19:36 EST, 27 April 2013 | UPDATED: 02:50 EST, 28 April 2013 When Sergeant Rick Clement got married a year after suffering devastating injuries in Afghanistan, it seemed an uplifting denouement to a story that once seemed destined to end tragically. The soldier lost both legs when he stepped on a bomb and 'died twice' on the flight home. When he came round he was told he would never be able to have children or a sex life. But his fiancee, Leanne Isaacs, went ahead with the wedding, insisting he was still her 'perfect man'. But now the painful realities of their life together have brought their marriage to a sad end.
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Sergeant Rick Clement lost both legs when he stepped on a bomb
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His fiancee, Leanne Isaacs, went ahead with the wedding
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Leanne has left Rick after less than two years, and he blames his injuries
'Obviously I've lost my legs as well as my testicles but there is simply no comparison in how these injuries affected my life with @placeholder.'