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| Colour Serjeant Kevin Fortuna fundraising reaches £100,000 | Colour Serjeant Kevin Fortuna fundraising reaches £100,000 |
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| The father-in-law of a soldier killed in Afghanistan said his relatives have now raised £100,000 in his honour. | The father-in-law of a soldier killed in Afghanistan said his relatives have now raised £100,000 in his honour. |
| Colour Sergeant Kevin Fortuna, 36, of Colchester, died in a blast in Helmand Province in May 2011. | Colour Sergeant Kevin Fortuna, 36, of Colchester, died in a blast in Helmand Province in May 2011. |
| After the death of his son-in-law, Mike Jackson and his family chose to raise money for the forces charity Help for Heroes. | After the death of his son-in-law, Mike Jackson and his family chose to raise money for the forces charity Help for Heroes. |
| Their initial target was £10,000, but continuing fundraising events have seen them reach 10 times that amount. | |
| The money raised will go towards the cost of building several recovery centres, including one already opened in Colchester. | The money raised will go towards the cost of building several recovery centres, including one already opened in Colchester. |
| Colour Sjt Fortuna, who was raised in Cheltenham, had previously served in the former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland and Iraq. | Colour Sjt Fortuna, who was raised in Cheltenham, had previously served in the former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland and Iraq. |
| He was leading a patrol with 1st Battalion The Rifles when he was killed by an improvised explosive device. | He was leading a patrol with 1st Battalion The Rifles when he was killed by an improvised explosive device. |
| The fundraising began in January 2012 and three years later it has reached £101,755. | The fundraising began in January 2012 and three years later it has reached £101,755. |
| Mr Jackson said: "When we got there [to the £100,000 mark] it felt like it's a stepping stone along the way, so we've provisionally reset the target to £125,000. | Mr Jackson said: "When we got there [to the £100,000 mark] it felt like it's a stepping stone along the way, so we've provisionally reset the target to £125,000. |
| "The people who we are supporting are going to need our support for the next 50-70 years. | "The people who we are supporting are going to need our support for the next 50-70 years. |
| "We can't say 'job done', so we keep going." | "We can't say 'job done', so we keep going." |