when I joined the regiment you read about SES history and I can remember
about SES history and I can remember
about SES history and I can remember reading a story about a guy called
reading a story about a guy called
reading a story about a guy called Geordi silico and he held the record for
Geordi silico and he held the record for
Geordi silico and he held the record for walking through the desert in in North
walking through the desert in in North
walking through the desert in in North Africa and it was a hundred miles and it
Africa and it was a hundred miles and it
Africa and it was a hundred miles and it was the longest escape-and-evasion when
was the longest escape-and-evasion when
was the longest escape-and-evasion when I found out that I’d walked some 200
I found out that I’d walked some 200
I found out that I’d walked some 200 miles I know it felt like it was
miles I know it felt like it was
miles I know it felt like it was breaking a record and I didn’t think was
breaking a record and I didn’t think was
breaking a record and I didn’t think was ever anything special it was our you
ever anything special it was our you
ever anything special it was our you know we were just doing our job we were
know we were just doing our job we were
know we were just doing our job we were sent in actually to do something that
sent in actually to do something that
sent in actually to do something that was quite important it sadly it went
was quite important it sadly it went
was quite important it sadly it went wrong and you know it cost three three
wrong and you know it cost three three
wrong and you know it cost three three men their lives sadly two of them died
men their lives sadly two of them died
men their lives sadly two of them died of hypothermia and and one was killed by
of hypothermia and and one was killed by
of hypothermia and and one was killed by Iraqi Iraqi forces once I got out and
Iraqi Iraqi forces once I got out and
Iraqi Iraqi forces once I got out and had the checks everything else it took
had the checks everything else it took
had the checks everything else it took six weeks for the feeling to come back
six weeks for the feeling to come back
six weeks for the feeling to come back into my fingers and toes
into my fingers and toes
into my fingers and toes I had a damaged liver kidneys and a
I had a damaged liver kidneys and a
I had a damaged liver kidneys and a blood disorder from the contaminated
blood disorder from the contaminated
blood disorder from the contaminated water that I had consumed the blisters
water that I had consumed the blisters
water that I had consumed the blisters healed you know after a few weeks the
healed you know after a few weeks the
healed you know after a few weeks the weight loss came back after a few months
weight loss came back after a few months
weight loss came back after a few months the the mental toll the well that came
the the mental toll the well that came
the the mental toll the well that came out on another operation several months
out on another operation several months
out on another operation several months later and basically that was just a
later and basically that was just a
later and basically that was just a matter of time before you get over that
matter of time before you get over that
matter of time before you get over that you know there is a big thing about you
you know there is a big thing about you
you know there is a big thing about you know post-traumatic stress and
know post-traumatic stress and
know post-traumatic stress and everything else
everything else
everything else basically times a great healer the blood
basically times a great healer the blood
basically times a great healer the blood disorder that’s still haunting me at the
disorder that’s still haunting me at the
disorder that’s still haunting me at the moment 25 years after the event once you
moment 25 years after the event once you
moment 25 years after the event once you get home you contemplate on on what
get home you contemplate on on what
get home you contemplate on on what we’ve achieved and what what what went
we’ve achieved and what what what went
we’ve achieved and what what what went down and who you lost the first thing is
down and who you lost the first thing is
down and who you lost the first thing is you think of your colleagues that aren’t
you think of your colleagues that aren’t
you think of your colleagues that aren’t coming back and the devastation on their
coming back and the devastation on their
coming back and the devastation on their families then you think of the other
families then you think of the other
families then you think of the other side and the devastation you know the
side and the devastation you know the
side and the devastation you know the Iraqis went through
Iraqis went through
Iraqis went through and what did we achieve from that you
and what did we achieve from that you
and what did we achieve from that you can run it through your mind you’re not
can run it through your mind you’re not
can run it through your mind you’re not going to change it you know it’s
going to change it you know it’s
going to change it you know it’s happened so you’ve got to accept it and
happened so you’ve got to accept it and
happened so you’ve got to accept it and just move on if you let it clear on your
just move on if you let it clear on your
just move on if you let it clear on your mind you’d go crazy
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