By Ian Drury PUBLISHED: 18:21 EST, 23 October 2012 | UPDATED: 06:36 EST, 24 October 2012 'Sapper' Clive Smith, who lost his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan, has become the face of The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal Sprawled on the dusty Afghan battlefield, he was minutes from bleeding to death after he was blown up by an IED. Hero soldier Clive Smith had suffered the appalling injuries while undertaking one of the most dangerous tasks in the Army - searching for buried bombs at the front of a patrol. But he missed one planted device which was cunningly made with a low metal content to reduce the chance of detection - costing him both legs.
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Sapper Clive Smith lost both legs to a bomb in Afghanistan
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Now he is the face of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal
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Heroic soldier undergoing rehabilitation
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