Hero soldier Clive Smith in tribute from Wolves
A hero soldier and lifelong Wolves fan, who lost both his legs while fighting in Afghanistan, will be the guest of honour at the club's Armed Forces Day tomorrow.
Clive Smith from Cannock will deliver the match ball to the centre circle before Wolves' game against Brighton, kicking off at Molineux at 3pm.
The 27-year-old suffered his injuries searching for an Improved Explosive Device (IED) while serving with the 33 Engineer Regiment two years ago and now walks using artificial limbs.
He is the face of the Royal British Legion's National Poppy Appeal and was invited to Wolves' training ground this week to meet the players.
After the IED went off Sapper Smith remained conscious throughout the whole ordeal.
He said if it wasn't for the rest of his colleagues he wouldn't be here today.
"They kept me alive through that before I was transferred back to the field hospital at Camp Bastion, where I was put into an induced coma and flown back to Birmingham," Sapper Smith added.
"If this had happened to me 15 or 20 years ago I don't think the support networks would have been as well funded as they are now, but it's really helped me get back on track.
"That's down to the public's generosity through things like the poppy appeal and it's a great honour to be involved with it."
During the game Wolves will wear shirts specially embroidered with poppies to mark Remembrance Day.
The shirts will be signed by the players and auctioned off via Wolves Community Trust's Ebay site, with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion. Soldiers will provide a guard of honour as the players walk out.
