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Iranian Embassy Siege | Robin Horsfall | #93

Posted on 17 February 202115 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Iranian Embassy Siege, features Robin Horsfall, who is a legend amongst the world of military names. Also known as, ‘The wise old paratrooper’, Robin was part of the famous Iranian Embassy seige and The Falkands war. He is also now an accomplished writer and poet.

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Iranian Embassy Siege | Robin Horsfall

Robin Horsfall is ‘The Wise Old Paratrooper.’ He served with the Parachute Regiment and 22 Special Air Service (SAS) from 1972 to 1984. He took part in several famous missions including the SAS Embassy Siege in London on May 5th 1980, later made into the film, ‘6 Days’ as advised on by Rusty Firmin – and an ‘insane’ mission into Argentina in 1982. These are just some of his many exploits.

An acclaimed martial artist, in recent years he started placing philosophical maxims on social media and became known as ‘The Wise Old Paratrooper.’ Robin is a spokesperson for Justice for Northern Ireland Veterans.

Transcript snippet from podcast

Chris and Robin

C – Robin, how are you Sir?

R – Yeah I’m good, as well as can be expected under the circumstances I think, but I’m still here.

C – Yes, strange times, but you’re no stranger to them.

R – No, no. I’m sixty three now, but have managed to pack a lot into those sixty three years. Depends where you wanna go with it really.

C – Well, I would say a lot of wisdom comes from your sixty three, I was reading some of your paratrooper books, sorry the wise old paratrooper.

R – Yes, yes I did a little trilogy when I broke my neck so I couldn’t carry on teaching Karate, so I went off to Surrey University while my neck healed as an undergraduate at the age of 56, graduated at 59 in English literature with creative writing. I could have stayed on but I just wanted to write…

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Commando Apache Attack Pilot | Chris Vosper | #113

Posted on 12 February 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Commando Apache Attack Pilot, features Chris Vosper, who served as a Royal Marines Commando, an Army and RAF Officer and an AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Pilot. Chris now owns the V-Force combat driving company.

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Commando Apache Attack Pilot | Chris Vosper

Chris has a unique military background having served as a Royal Marines Commando, an Army and RAF Officer and an AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Pilot, the most lethal and advanced attack helicopter the world has ever seen, a craft he flew on three operational combat tours of duty in Afghanistan. His passion for motorsport lead him to fulfil a lifelong dream of starting his own business, V-FORCE, in which the coolest and most enjoyable skills from his military service are combined with motorsport and extreme sports to give the most enjoyable and rewarding experience available anywhere.

Chris is a qualified BARS Rally and ARDS Racing Instructor and competes in both motorsport disciplines. He is also an SIA Close Protection and Surveillance Operator.

Transcript snippet from ‘Commando Apache Attack Pilot | Chris Vosper’ podcast

Chris and Chris

C – Chris, how are you Sir?

C – I’m very well thank you, it’s an honour to be invited onto your show, so thank you.

C – The pleasure is all mine and it’s an honour to meet someone of your calibre and I don’t say that lightly. One of my philosophies in life is to get out there and smash it! You only get one life and when it’s gone, it’s gone. We met through Linked in and when you send your CV over, not like you have to do that these days, it must be quite hard to narrow your one down.

C – That’s really kind of you to say. I mean I follow your philosophy, you’ve got one life so get the maximum use of it.

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Royal Marines In Combat | The First Casualty | #117

Posted on 10 February 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Royal Marines In Combat, The First Casualty features Ricky D. Phillips with an epic tale of heroic defence during The Falklands Islands war.

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Royal Marines In Combat | The First Casualty

April 2nd 1982 – the day that the Falklands War erupted. Just sixty Royal Marines stood in the way of an armada of thousands, 8,000 miles from home and with no support. The story that followed was one of a shameful defeat and ignominious surrender. A story which has lasted for 35 years. Now, with first-hand accounts from the Royal Marines themselves, from the Argentine marines who fought against them and from the people of Port Stanley who watched the battle rage on their doorsteps, a new history has emerged. It is the story of an epic and heroic defence on a scale with Rorke’s Drift.

Transcript snippet from the ‘Royal Marines In Combat | The First Casualty’ podcast

Chris and Ricky

C – Ricky, how are you brother?

R – Very, very good Chris, you?

C – Yes mate, I’m firing, firing. We got over our technical issues.

R – Technical issues supposedly over, and I see you’ve got your coffee there like I have mine. It didn’t work like this on the BBC, I promise you.

C – Thank God we’re not the BBC, that’s a whole different kettle of indoctrination. You’re looking well mate.

R – Thank you, I even had a shave for you this morning.

C – I did too, I just didn’t have a razorblade! Ricky I’m absolutely honoured you’ve joined us today on the Bought The Tee Shirt podcast.

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US Special Forces In COLD War Berlin | #141

Posted on 10 February 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

US Special Forces In COLD War Berlin, features James Stejskal who was recruited from the 82nd Airborne Brigade, into an elite military special forces unit, the green berets. They operated espionage and reconnaissance hundreds of miles behind the Iron Curtain, in Cold War Berlin.

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US Special Forces In COLD War Berlin

James Stejskal was recruited from the 82nd Airborne Brigade into an elite military special forces unit, the green berets, to operate espionage and reconnaissance hundreds of miles behind the Iron Curtain in Cold War Berlin. In this podcast we discuss the role of US special ops – US Army Rangers, US Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Green Berets – and their UK equivalent – Special Air Service (SAS), Special Boat Service (SBS), the Royal Marines Commandos, etc – as well as James’s unit’s highly covert mission behind enemy lines during the Cold War.

Transcript snippet from ‘US Special Forces In COLD War Berlin’ podcast

Chris and James

C – James, how are you brother?

J – Very well, good morning Chris, well it’s proper afternoon where you are.

C – Hey, the way my head is it could be morning, noon or night?

J – It doesn’t really matter to me at the minute with this Corona thing going on, I’m stuck in the house no matter what.

C – It kinds of bring home the importance of routine.

J – It gives me a lot of time to work on my writing.

C – Of course. I think writing and podcasting are the two disciplines the flourish under these conditions. I call it a fiasco.

J – It certainly does, I don’t have the technical skills down for this, but I’ve been participating in a lot of Zoom calls, more in this last year than in my whole entire life, which is quite a few!

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USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course | #124

Posted on 19 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course, features Sgt. Robert Gabrych who was a platoon sergeant in The United States Marine Corp.

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USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course

Robert was a platoon sergeant in the United States Marine Corp (USMC) who was later attached to the Royal Marines at the training centre in Lympstone and passed the elite commando course. He was an elite swimmer scout who went on to become a police officer in the SWAT team.

Transcript snippet from ‘USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course’ podcast

Chris and Robert

C – Robert, how are you brother?

R – Chris, I’m doing good mate, how are you?

C – Nice to be called a mate by an American! Do Americans know that’s like an English and Australian thing?

R – Yeah, we’ve seen enough Guy Ritchie movies now to understand it.

C – It’s buddy in America right?

R – Brother, brother is the big one.

C -I like brother, it’s what we all should be isn’t it. I wanna say Robert, I’ve had some of the best times ever with Americans. I’m proud to have served with them, I was in Sicily with the USMC. I learnt to fly in America and I learnt to skydive in America. It’s such a kind, and wonderful hospitable country…

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Private Military Contractor To Everest | #128

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Private Military Contractor To Everest, features Richie Maybank, who was a private military security contractor in Iraq. He and Chris chat about the dangers of partying in Thailand and Ritchie reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

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Private Military Contractor To Everest | Richie Maybank

Richie and I discuss his work as a private military security contractor in Iraq, the dangers of partying in Thailand and his summiting Mount Everest.

Transcript snippet from ‘Private Military Contractor To Everest | Richie Maybank’ podcast

Chris and Richie

C – Richie how are you brother?

R – Yeah I’m good mate how are you, thanks for having me on.

C – It’s my pleasure mate, anything about Everest, I’m all ears and I’ve got big enough ears as it is. So when you sent your email to me, it’s fascinating stuff. You spent a lot of time in Thailand I believe?

R -Yeah I was living there, between work in the Middle East and holidaying in the Himalayas.

C – I loved every single minute of being in Thailand, even when I got my nose broken by a Thai doorman.

R – Happens a lot that sort of thing.

C – It was still a great night! Little tip for you there folks, if you ever get mugged in a Thai bar by the bar staff, which they used to do. I’m not sure what it’s like in the modern tourism world there. Rather than trying to fight the bouncer, just go and speak to the tourist police and they’ll get your money back for you.

R – You don’t fight one, you fight ten as well.

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Special Boat Service Royal Marines | Tony Hayes SBS | #135

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Special Boat Service Royal Marines, features Tony Hayes, a former Royal Marines Commando and a member of the UK Special Forces.

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Special Boat Service Royal Marines | Tony Hayes

Tony Hayes is a former Royal Marines Commando and member of the UK Special Forces, namely the SBS ( Special Boat Service ). He is now the founder of an innovative suspension training system, the SF1. In his teens Tony was subjected to a vicious assault when a gang stabbed him nine times and he was pronounced ‘DOA’ upon arrival at the hospital.

Transcript from ‘Special Boat Service Royal Marines | Tony Hayes’ podcast.

Chris and Tony

C – Tony, how are you brother?

T – Good, nice to meet you Chris.

C – Yes, you as well, it’s the joys of podcasting, I get to meet some amazing people. All of whom have been just wonderful individuals. Also it’s not bad getting paid to chat is it?

T – I can think of worse things, we’ve been in worse situations haven’t we?

C – Can you imagine they had podcasting back when we had to do guard duty! We could have knocked out loads! So, as I’ve said to you before, my fans love all things military. There’s loads we could just talk about on that alone, and as I’m rapidly learning there’s so many people that have suffered some form of trauma. I think it’s the nature of the society we’re in that seeks to frighten us all the time. It’s set up to put fear in us through the media, and we’ve got this culture that makes people feel bad about themselves through the beauty and health magazines. So I’m just figuring out that it seems everyone has suffered some form of trauma.

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Paras To CIA Asset | Anthony Stephen Malone | #133

Posted on 17 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Paras To CIA Asset, features Anthony Stephen Malone discussing his military career in the paras, then becoming a CIA asset.

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Paras To CIA Asset | Anthony Stephen Malone

Transcript snippet from ‘Paras To CIA Asset | Anthony Stephen Malone’ podcast

Chris and Anthony

C – Anthony, how are you mate?

A – I’m good mate. I’m very good. How is it in your part of the world?

C – Well, I’m never going to complain anyway! You get one life, if you want to spend it depressed, I’ve done all that shit mate and I’m not doing it again.

A – You’re right, you’ve got one life and you live it to the full mate, that’s what it’s about.

C – My first question, is it true that the Royal Marines are better than the Paras?

A – What I’m going to say about that one is the new advertising poster ‘Ready for Anything’ is outstanding! At the end of the day, if you can’t have a bit of banter with fellow servicemen, then there’s something wrong. The Marines respect the Paras and the Paras respect the Marines. So at the end of the day we all get the job done.

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