Joel Struthers

It was better than my French. And he spoke Italian. Jesus. I know. And that's when I kind of thought, you know, we're not all born equal. Clearly, you know, there's the, the, uh, anyway. Um, so we were down, we were embedded with the, um, so I was volunteer. So I had, there was two teams and then three teams later on, but, uh, it was TL for team two.

It was better than my French. And he spoke Italian. Jesus. I know. And that's when I kind of thought, you know, we're not all born equal. Clearly, you know, there's the, the, uh, anyway. Um, so we were down, we were embedded with the, um, so I was volunteer. So I had, there was two teams and then three teams later on, but, uh, it was TL for team two.

It was better than my French. And he spoke Italian. Jesus. I know. And that's when I kind of thought, you know, we're not all born equal. Clearly, you know, there's the, the, uh, anyway. Um, so we were down, we were embedded with the, um, so I was volunteer. So I had, there was two teams and then three teams later on, but, uh, it was TL for team two.

And I had, uh, a young British officer just came out of the Brit, uh, uh, infantry. Uh, he's a doctor now. Nice guy, smart guy switched on, but he was tired of, he had done Iraq and, uh,

And I had, uh, a young British officer just came out of the Brit, uh, uh, infantry. Uh, he's a doctor now. Nice guy, smart guy switched on, but he was tired of, he had done Iraq and, uh,

And I had, uh, a young British officer just came out of the Brit, uh, uh, infantry. Uh, he's a doctor now. Nice guy, smart guy switched on, but he was tired of, he had done Iraq and, uh,

was looking at other things the money was the attraction i had two ex-royal marine guys that were switched on as fuck uh one guy that was para reg um and then you know as tl it was okay i had you know i had that responsibility but we just it was a four-man team um we all we all got a job but our job was typically to uh we were embedded with the para reg for six months and then the royal marines for six months and they had the little um the bridge system was the brts right in the center of town that little

was looking at other things the money was the attraction i had two ex-royal marine guys that were switched on as fuck uh one guy that was para reg um and then you know as tl it was okay i had you know i had that responsibility but we just it was a four-man team um we all we all got a job but our job was typically to uh we were embedded with the para reg for six months and then the royal marines for six months and they had the little um the bridge system was the brts right in the center of town that little

was looking at other things the money was the attraction i had two ex-royal marine guys that were switched on as fuck uh one guy that was para reg um and then you know as tl it was okay i had you know i had that responsibility but we just it was a four-man team um we all we all got a job but our job was typically to uh we were embedded with the para reg for six months and then the royal marines for six months and they had the little um the bridge system was the brts right in the center of town that little

reconstruction teams. And it was basically, you know, this compound, but maybe the size of a football field, American football field. And we would drive Tom, the governor to Hellman had a compound just outside of town. And most of the time we would, you know, throw him in the armoured. We'd drive to their facility and they had a two-story building.

reconstruction teams. And it was basically, you know, this compound, but maybe the size of a football field, American football field. And we would drive Tom, the governor to Hellman had a compound just outside of town. And most of the time we would, you know, throw him in the armoured. We'd drive to their facility and they had a two-story building.

reconstruction teams. And it was basically, you know, this compound, but maybe the size of a football field, American football field. And we would drive Tom, the governor to Hellman had a compound just outside of town. And most of the time we would, you know, throw him in the armoured. We'd drive to their facility and they had a two-story building.

Tom had enough office downstairs and the governor had his office upstairs. At times, we'd jump in with them, and we'd jump in the Chinooks, and we'd go to Musakala, Goresk, Sangin, and this is full-on when the Brits were struggling.

Tom had enough office downstairs and the governor had his office upstairs. At times, we'd jump in with them, and we'd jump in the Chinooks, and we'd go to Musakala, Goresk, Sangin, and this is full-on when the Brits were struggling.

Tom had enough office downstairs and the governor had his office upstairs. At times, we'd jump in with them, and we'd jump in the Chinooks, and we'd go to Musakala, Goresk, Sangin, and this is full-on when the Brits were struggling.

I think they eventually, one of the teams went out into the middle of nowhere where the FCO, the Brit two-star, and the boys had a little parlay, and it was agreed that the Brits would give, I think it was Goresk or Sangin. They retreated.

I think they eventually, one of the teams went out into the middle of nowhere where the FCO, the Brit two-star, and the boys had a little parlay, and it was agreed that the Brits would give, I think it was Goresk or Sangin. They retreated.

I think they eventually, one of the teams went out into the middle of nowhere where the FCO, the Brit two-star, and the boys had a little parlay, and it was agreed that the Brits would give, I think it was Goresk or Sangin. They retreated.

Yeah. And they hired, because I remember they hired all these local, they didn't have enough vehicles to get the pair of guys out. So it was an interesting time. And again, you know, flying into some of these fire bases, man, I would, oh, 2007, I'm, you know, 52 now. So whatever the math is, I can't do that quick on a flight, but I was, yeah.

Yeah. And they hired, because I remember they hired all these local, they didn't have enough vehicles to get the pair of guys out. So it was an interesting time. And again, you know, flying into some of these fire bases, man, I would, oh, 2007, I'm, you know, 52 now. So whatever the math is, I can't do that quick on a flight, but I was, yeah.