On this week’s episode I am joined by Simon Maloney. Simon was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, for his bravery in action, helping to save comrades by pinning down enemy snipers in. He also received an Operational Service Medal for participating in the campaign, he was an army sniper and miraculously survived being shot through the neck and carried on fighting for 90 minutes. The bullet that hit his neck missed an artery at 'trillion-to-one' odds. L/Cpl Moloney was serving with the Blues and Royals, part of the Household Cavalry, on his second tour of Afghanistan when he was nearly killed in July 2013 in Helmand province. He was part of a 12 man troop flown into a Taliban stronghold to seek out insurgents. The sniper and a machine gunner positioned themselves on the roof of a building to provide a watch and cover fire. But an enemy sharpshooter picked him out and shot him through the neck. The bullet entered the left side of his neck, missed his trachea and carotid main artery and exited through the right side but luckily a medic was on hand to help Simon. He is now a trustee of the Heads Up charity, an organisation that aims to provide mental health support for UK veterans and Servicemen. It’s safe to say Simon is truly inspirational and knows a thing or two about motivation. In the episode me and Simon talk about our military experiences, charity work and motivation. What an episode!
