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The 2nd Amendment & Who Really Controls The World | Brendon O’Connell

Posted on 18 December 202219 December 2025 by Chris Thrall

22 Armed Robberies | Lennox Rodgers | Bought The T Shirt #306

Posted on 12 December 202212 December 2022 by Chris Thrall

22 Armed Robberies features Lennox Rodgers, who after an abusive childhood, found himself living a life of crime working for violent gangs.

22 Armed Robberies | Lennox Rodgers

Lennox Rodgers is a former gang member, who committed 22 armed robberies. His childhood was thwarted by physical and mental abuse, which led to him spending many years in the care system. After attempting to join the army, Lennox’s life spiralled out of control, between gang life and prison. He served approximately 15 years behind bars. Eager to turn his life around, Lennox became co-founder and CEO of the charity, Refocus Project. Their aim is crime prevention and intervention. His book, ‘Breaking Better’, is available now.

Transcript from ’22 Armed Robberies’ podcast

Lennox – People used to talk about the Dartmoor stare. There was so much knife crime and people made sure their backs were to the wall. People were scared to expose their back because someone would come up to them and stab them. People sometimes had magazines around their waist and you know they took precautions. It was a horrible experience to to be in Dartmoor. It was cold and you didn’t have a lot. They weren’t the facilities there that you would see at some other prisons.

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I Did 22 Armed Robberies

Posted on 11 December 202219 December 2025 by Chris Thrall

3 Para TOXIC Veterans & All That Jazz | Dr Stuart Griffiths | Bought The T-Shirt #305

Posted on 5 December 20225 December 2022 by Chris Thrall

3 Para, TOXIC Veterans & All That Jazz, features Stuart Griffiths, a world-wide known photographer, film maker and budding saxophonist legend.

3 Para, TOXIC Veterans & All That Jazz | Dr Stuart Griffiths 3 Para

Dr Stuart Griffiths is a veteran of 3 Parachute Regiment and an award-winning photographer. Stuart’s photographs have been published internationally in VICE, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Observer, Independent & Sunday Times Magazine. His books include, ‘The Myth Of The Airborne Warrior’ and ‘Pig’s Disco’. His new film entitled, Isolation, traces Stuart Griffiths’ extraordinary life.

Transcript from ‘3 Para, TOXIC Veterans & All That Jazz’ podcast

Stuart – Back in 1983 I was learning the Alto-sax and they said, we’ll have you in the band. I said, just like that? He says yes, because you’ve got your parachute wings. When you join the regimental band, you don’t do P-company. You do four weeks basic training and then you go to the academy. I already saw problems just through serving alcohol to these senior nco’s. This world as a paratrooper in 3 Para, was going to be problematic. So I went and had an interview with a band master and he said, have a go on the tenor. I was good on the Alto and baritone. The baritone’s massive and he could probably thought we’ll get him on that because it weighs a ton.

So I went to have a few beers in the NAFI bar in Palace barracks. Then I met this guy from Grimsby from B-Company. I told him I’d just been accepted to join the regimental band and he says, you don’t want to do that. You want to join ‘battling B’, Gypsy platoon, do you know what I mean? Then he started listing who was in the company and there was all these kind of like celebrities from the Para’s TV series. Sergeant Riley, who is now a sergeant major Riley, although they called him Mavis Riley. That was his nick-name.

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Life After 3 Para | The Parachute Regiment | British Army

Posted on 4 December 202219 December 2025 by Chris Thrall

The Downside Of Winning The Military Cross | Trevor Coult MC #304

Posted on 28 November 202228 November 2022 by Chris Thrall

The Downside Of Winning The Military Cross, features Trevor Coult MC, a Royal Irish Regiment veteran, awarded for bravery under fire.

The Downside Of Winning The Military Cross | Trevor Coult MC

Trevor Coult MC is a veteran of the Royal Irish Regiment and has served all over the world. Reaching the rank of Colour-Sergeant, he was awarded the Military Cross for fighting off enemy who had
ambushed his convoy in Baghdad. Trevor survived eight bomb blasts and 76 enemy engagements during just three of his ten operational tours. After providing security for Prince Harry, Trevor was diagnosed with PTSD and forced to leave the British Army. His nine service medals include the US Presidential Seal. Read all about Trevor’s tumultuous life in his book, First Into Sangin.

Transcript from ‘The Downside Of Winning The Military Cross’ podcast

Trevor – I only found out I got the award in September. The patrol I was on in Baghdad at the time, I didn’t think anything different. We do that stuff in Baghdad, day in day out, but I never accepted it if I’m going to be honest. I was sitting beside my two OC as a session Commander, when a motor landed behind and took off half his head and he died. That happened the day before, so whenever I found out on the 7th, it didn’t really hit home.

I just ignored it and I didn’t tell anyone because we were grieving and you don’t rub everyone’s face in it. I was attacked non-stop because of that, from people saying, I didn’t deserve it. They identified every round I fired and where my rounds went. It doesn’t matter if it’s the whole magazine spraying, if they’re not hitting anything, they shouldn’t be on a patrol.

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