A hero soldier paralysed in an Iraq sniper attack has defied doctors by taking his first proper steps - thanks to UK first bionic splints. Brave Lance Corporal Jon Le Galloudec (CORR), 33, was blasted in the spine on a night time mission during which his best friend gave his life to drag him to safety. Medics told the injured soldier he was lucky to be alive but was paralysed from the waist down and would never walk again. the determined veteran battled to get movement back in his legs and just months after the brutal attack in 2007 was able to stand - but in constant and crippling pain