{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/657da0f3e3e20a001702e328/66268309b0984b0012f8de75?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Command on the Front Line: Infantry Officer In Iraq & Afghanistan","description":"<p><strong>CONTENT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The guest today is Laurence Moore, known as Loz,&nbsp;who served in the Cheshire regiment and on this episode we discuss his time at Sandhurst and what it was like to deploy on operations as a young officer in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.&nbsp;&nbsp;Loz also discusses the effect combat had on him personally and why he helped set up Cockleshell 22 with a group of serving and former service people from across the Royal Marines, Royal Air Force and British Army to provide funded expeditions based on historical military raids and ground-breaking mentoring programme to the military community in order to improve overall health of its beneficiaries. Loz's book choice on Desert Islands Dits is \"Dien Bien Phu \" by Howard R Simpson. My choice is \"Killing Thatcher\" by Rory Carroll.</p><p>You can contact Loz by email: cockleshell22@gmail.com. Cockleshell 22 website is at: https://cockleshell22.com and Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Cockleshell22/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WHERE TO GET OUR DESERT ISLAND DITS BOOK CHOICES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Most of our book recommendations can be bought via the Unconventional Soldier <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/UCS473\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop</a>.&nbsp;10% of each purchase supports the pod and helps independent book stores on line sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>\"BUY ME A COFFEE\"</strong></p><p><br></p><p>If you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconsoldierpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram @the_unconventional_soldier_pod.</p><p>Facebook @lateo82.&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter @TheUCS473.</p><p>Download these and other platforms via<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/unconventionalsoldier\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Link Tree</a>.</p><p>Email us: unconventionalsoldier@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p><p>This episode brought to you in association with<a href=\"https://isarr.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ISARR</a> a veteran owned company.</p>","author_name":"theunconventionalsoldier"}