Episode 2: The Grenadier Walk of Oman
Overcoming. A Walking With The Wounded Podcast
Release Date: 04/14/2021
Epsiode 4. In conversation with WWTW Founder, Edward Parker
Overcoming. A Walking With The Wounded Podcast
As the country locked down in May 2020, WWTW Ambassador, Duncan Slater, sat down with Founder and former CEO of WWTW, Ed Parker, to find out why he set up the Charity 10 years ago, how the Charity grew from an Expedition to the North Pole and, why WWTW works so closely with the NHS.
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Episode 3. The North Pole Reunion
Overcoming. A Walking With The Wounded Podcast
On 16th April 2011, our team, including 4 wounded soldiers, successfully arrived at the North Pole after a 13-day trek across 190 miles of the polar ice cap.
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Episode 2: The Grenadier Walk of Oman
Overcoming. A Walking With The Wounded Podcast
WWTW Ambassador, Duncan Slater, talks to Sean and Brian, two team members from The Grenadier Walk of Oman -Walking With The Wounded's latest international expedition.
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Episode 1. In conversation with Duncan Slater
Overcoming. A Walking With The Wounded Podcast
Our first guest is armed forces wounded veteran Duncan Slater, a Walking With The Wounded Ambassador.
info_outlineIn the latest episode of 'Overcoming', WWTW Ambassador, Duncan Slater, sits down with Brian and Sean, both veterans and two members of the Walk of Oman team- Walking With The Wounded’s latest international expedition.
Sean joined the Armed Forces in 1986 as an Infantryman. He served for 12 years between 1986 and 2014, leaving and later rejoining. He served on operational tours including Afghanistan and served his last tour in 2009. It was during this last tour Sean witnessed many traumatic events and was later diagnosed with PTSD and hearing and nerve damage. He was medically discharged in 2014.
Brian joined the Armed Forces in October 1990 aged 17 and served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Royal Military Police, and Military Provost Staff Regiment. Brian served in 7 operational tours including Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. Upon leaving the military, Brian was treated for complex PTSD due to exposure to multiple traumas.
Both Brian and Sean are heading out to Oman in October 2021 to take part in The Grenadier Walk of Oman.
Find out more www.walkofoman.co.uk