War hero who went on to achieve Paralympic glory recalls the moment he lost his arm in Taliban attack
A war hero has recalled the moment he lost his left arm in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan. Jaco van Gass, who lives in Sale with his wife, was on his second tour of the country in August 2009 when he and his team from the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, were dispatched by helicopter to capture the head of a Taliban terror cell.


