Herrick 17

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The dreaded words from a teacher ''Mr Morrison would like to see you in his office''. With him being head teacher it made the words even more repulsive. This was more than enough to break me from my day dream of the Glasgow Warriors winning the illustrious Heineken Cup. Instantly racing throughout my mind was what rule breaking activity have I committed. After a highly lethargic walk towards his office to my up most astonishment and up most fear I set my eyes on my Mum standing at the office entrance. I at this point experienced sweaty palms and the urge to run, leap and hide. The following Six feet of walking felt like I had walked the West Highland Way Ten times over. However I was greeted with a smile and to my relief and mental safety it was not me who was in trouble. Seconds later I set eyes on what was eventually revealed to me as a BBC camera man. For the following Fifteen minutes I was completely submerged in reasons why I was in a small room with my mother and an odd looking woman. It was only after a photo of my brother was revealed that I realized this was about my brother and his heroics on the front line and his Mention In Dispatches. This is the oldest Infantry award available in The British Army for bravery. We were quizzed about our feelings towards this and how we feel it will affect his career.Ryan was posted to Afghanistan on September 16th 2012. He was required to serve in a Seven month tour in which he would work with the Afghan National Army to eradicate Taliban oppression in the North. He would partake in many joint National missions with the ANA and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) the most important being Operation Tuufan whist on the mission Herrick 17.
On the 19th of September Ryan arrive...

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... had been shot. His actions would have went from heroics to fatality. This is what horrify s me and haunts me. This thought alone made me realise how close we all are to death and how fragile we all are.
It was in October 2013 when Ryan was told he would receive a Mention In Dispatches. This for some would make it all worth while however as proud I am for him that he has been awarded such an amazing thing I am angered and haunted by the fact that I was inches away from burying my brother and that sums up the Army security measures in Afghanistan. This could be me reflecting on my brother the hero who is no longer with us however I am blessed to say he is fit and healthy and quite frankly lucky, very lucky and the idea of him being in that situation again has woken me up sweating aggressively at night. However can one man be that lucky twice. I plea with God he can.

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