Project Herrick

About Project Herrick

This podcast consists of interviews with former soldiers about their experience of the war in Afghanistan and life after. This is a "ground up" project, the "grunts-eye view" covering everything from counterinsurgency, courageous restraint, the current political situation in Afghanistan as well as mental health. Oh and "stag" (guard duty) lots and lots of stag. This is not endorsed by the MoD and the views expressed are the individuals own and do not represent any organisation. This is an ongoing project and anyone wishing to contribute can contact me at @DanielMeally on Twitter

Publisher

Dan

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Jul 2021

Latest episode

17 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jul 2021

   Blue to Green: Armed response Police officer to Infantry soldier

   Stew left his well paid job as a specialised Police officer in the Mets armed response unit to join the TA/reservists landing him sharing a four man room at 1 Rifles with people in their late teens. Later he was a key member involved in one of the worst incidents on H14 the finding and recovery of Highlander Scott McLaren. Enjoy.

2. 

   2 Jul 2021

   There and Back Again. A Riflemans tale: Interview with Frosty

   Multiple Herrick tours allowed for an evolving perspective of how the conflict was being conducted. Frosty elaborates on this from his own point of view and the lingering effects from multiple tours in conflict zones.

3. 

   2 Jul 2021

   In the Spotlight: Darren Meads interview

   The center of the BBC documentary Young soldiers Darren opens up about his experience as both a infantry soldier and the pressure of leaving. Contains strong language.

4. 

   2 Jul 2021

   A bad day in the office - An interview with Andy Searle

   A interview discussing the build up to deployment from the perspective of a junior soldier and life post Army and recovery from serious injuries. Frank description about the incident in which Andy was injured. Contains graphic descriptions of injury. Be warned

5. 

   2 Jul 2021

   First packet of three interviews

   Introducing Andy, Darren and Frosty the first contributors to the project. To contact me about participating in the project message me on Twitter at @DanielMeally

6. 

   2 Jul 2021

   Welcome to Project Herrick

   Just a short into in to what the aims of Project Herrick are with interviews with some of the former riflemen who fought it. This an ongoing project in which we hope to conduct more interviews with those who were on the coalface of one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts in military history.

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