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Ethan Nagel is a Marine Corps Infantrymen and Scout Sniper that served during the height of Iraq and Afghanistan war. He deployed to the Haditha Triad and Fallujah Provinces in Iraq and volunteered for a third deployment to Afghanistan as a Combat Advisor on Embedded Training Team 1-11. While attached to 10th Special Forces group and on patrol deep in the Mountains of Uzbin Valley, the team would be ambushed and then surrounded by Taliban fighters. Ethan would be wounded twice in the battle and would go on to recieve the Silver Star for protecting the body of Chief Warrant Officer Vose from being taken by the enemy. After his service the Marine Corps Ethan would deploy multiple times into combat zones with various roles included Advanced Static Secuirtty for CIA black sites and mobile protection for VIP’s in Kabul. After earning his Bachelors Degree in Intelligence Studies , he would go onto study Cinematography in Film school and go into film, direct and edit project for various companies and brands to include Netflix, Redbull, Black Rifle Coffee Company, Nine Line Apparel and Vet Tv. Ethan hosts his own show called Into The Breach, focusing on sit down interviews with veterans and a weekly OSINT show that keeps
up with current conflicts around the world.

Ethan's podcast, Into The Breach: https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEBREACHSHOW

Ethan's socials: @ethannagelfilms

Veteran State Of Mind Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@veteranstateofmind

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In October 2009, Corporal Andy Reid MBE was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Injured so badly that it was thought he would not survive, he defied the odds to the extent that, within a month, he was able to meet up with members of his patrol again. What he has achieved since then is little short of unbelievable.

The winner of The Sun's Millie award in 2010, and awarded an MBE in 2019, Andy has continuously supported veterans and people with disabilities. This year he will walk the London Marathon to raise money for The Army Benevolent Fund, who Andy credits with giving him great support in his own time of need.

You can support it here: https://events.armybenevolentfund.org/fundraisers/andyreidmbe/londonmarathon2026

And you can find Andy on Instagram @andyreid2506

His website is: https://www.standingtall.co.uk/

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Mike Harrage is a former British Army soldier who began his military career as a Radio Operator in the Royal Signals. Early on, he realised he wanted to push himself further and volunteered for the Airborne Forces straight out of training. After successfully completing P Company and his parachute training, he earned the coveted Maroon Beret and Parachute Wings.

Mike deployed on two operational tours of Afghanistan, experiencing combat on both. His first tour as a Company Signaller attached The Royal Irish Regiment, operating from a patrol base in Nade Ali, Helmand Province.

He later deployed on a second tour as an attachment to a Special Operations advisory team. Made up of International Special Forces SNCO’s and Officers they were tasked with advising the Crisis Response Unit, a Special Forces Squadron in an elite Regiment of Afghan National Police operating in Kabul.

Known for his sense of humour, Mike tells his story with an emphasis on the laughter and banter that helped soldiers endure some of their darkest moments. Always a smile on his face.

Today, Mike works professionally in telecommunications and is also an emerging DJ. He has written a number of poems reflecting on the soldier’s experience in Afghanistan, aiming to give a voice to those who did not return. In the near future, he plans to launch a platform to share these works more widely.

Instagram: @blactionman

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