Conflict Chronicles

Hello and thank you for listening to season 1 of Conflict Chronicles. Over the last 12 months, we've brought to you 20 interviews that share the physical and mental experiences of those who have served in conflict zones. Our guests have revealed their highs and lows with tales of leadership, courage, and humour.

Conflict Chronicles has explored the stories that often do not capture the public attention but need to be heard and shared.

Planning and production for season 2 are well underway; we will be back in February 2022. During the holiday period, you can provide us with the greatest gift, share and recommend the podcast, follow our social media, provide feedback, you can also offer to tell your story.

Thank you for your support; we look forward to connecting again in 2022.

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On May 13, 1970, an F-4 Phantom "Cobra 84" with two crew members Capt ALAN ROBERT TRENT and Capt. Eric Huberth of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing departed Phu Cat Air Base, in (South) Vietnam, as the second of two aircraft on a strike mission against a bridge in Cambodia.

Under the direction of a forward air controller (FAC), the aircraft flew an identification pass over the target and the FAC warned the crew to expect enemy ground fire from around the target. When Cobra 84 made its bombing pass over the target, its pilot pulled up late and crashed into a hillside, and the aircraft was destroyed upon impact.

The next day, a ground search team investigated the crash site, Jimi tells this fascinating story.

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Martin Topps, a former Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, The Welsh Guards, British Army. Today martin shares his story about what it takes to be a Company Sergeant Major, what they do on operations. Martin also shares the trauma of his time in uniform and his road to recovery.

With a 17-year career on Chinook helicopters, Liz deployed to Iraq twice and Afghanistan 10 times.

Liz reads her war poems:

1. Does your mother know where you are?

2. The colours of their brothers.

3. The value of valour

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Major Cate Carter PhD, Australian Army, served as the Senior Intelligence Officer on operations in Bougainville and East Timor. Cate provides her strategic insights into the challenges of peacekeeping operations in Bougainville, Papa New Guinea and East Timor.

Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, CB, CVO, CBE was commissioned into the Army in 1986. He completed operational tours of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Cyprus and Afghanistan. As a Three-star General, Richard talks about his first operational deployment to Northern Ireland in 1987.

Michael Lorrigan is an Australian Afghanistan Veteran. His commitment to helping others is truly humbling. Get your coffee here https://www.cafetwo14.com.au/

Today's episode is brought to you by GO2 Health, the largest Contemporary Veteran medical practice in Australia https://www.go2health.com.au/

Mark Ormrod is a former British Royal Marine, Invictus Games athlete, author and motivational speaker. On Christmas Eve 2007, Mark was out on a routine foot patrol in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan when he stepped on an (Improvised Explosive Device IED). He lost both legs, amputated above the knee and his right arm, amputated above the elbow.

Today, Mark is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, a peak performance coach, and the author of the award-winning auto-biography Man Down.

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Anna Maria Lang is a fourth-generation veteran who served 9 years in the Australian Army. She speaks about her time deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian led International Force East Timor (INTERFET).

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Will Stevenson, Proud Father, Proud American, Proud Veteran, In that order.

@viper33b on Instagram, Will shares his story about his time in the US Army and a particular incident in 2008.

He served with B Company (Viper Company), 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army.

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