[BITList] Royal Marines Association Reporting Network 03/12

[franka]

Frank,
This might come to Australia yet again it may not.
Ray.

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*From:* Royal Marines Association <chiefexec at rma.org.uk>
*To:* members at rma.org.uk
*Sent:* Thursday, 19 January 2012, 10:09
*Subject:* Royal Marines Association Reporting Network 03/12

ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION REPORTING NETWORK
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have some announcements for you, which I hope you will find of interest.
*Programme of Interest starting 30^th Jan 2012 on Channel 5 @2100*
Last Summer, award wining director/cameraman Chris Terrill, the only 
civilian to have won a  Royal Marines green beret by passing all the 
commando tests, embedded with the marines of 42 Commando Company during 
their 6 month deployment to Afghanistan.  Much of the time he spent with 
Lima Company posted to Checkpoint Toki, nicknamed "Rorke's Drift", where 
they had to patrol one of the most dangerous square miles in the world 
-- riddled with IED's and crawling with insurgents.  The marines' job 
was to attract the Taliban to them, actually to invite attack in order 
to draw the insurgents into the open.  It was an incredibly dangerous 
operation that left L Company with a 20% casualty rate.
*Programme One:  Deadly Underfoot.*
Last summer Lima Company of the Royal Marines (42 Commando) was posted 
to Checkpoint Toki in the Nad e Ali (North) in Helmand Province in 
Afghanistan.   This small British outpost, nicknamed "Rorke's Drift", 
was right in the middle of one of the most heavily contested areas of 
Afghanistan - one of the most dangerous square miles in the world at the 
time.
Riddled with IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices) and crawling with 
Taliban insurgents L Company faced a tough challenge especially as their 
job was to attract the enemy and draw them into battle.  In short, the 
marines were the bait to provoke the insurgents to attack.
This was all for one purpose: To keep the enemy away from a small 
village to the north -- Loymanda -- recently cleared of insurgents by L 
Company itself.   Most of the village population had fled years ago and 
now the place lay deserted and in ruins.  The British plan was to 
rebuild the village and return it to its former prosperity but first 
that required the Royal Engineers to come in and rid the old bazaar of 
hundreds of IED's and also for local contractors to start cleaning the 
place up.  To do that it was essential to keep the Taliban at bay who 
would have done all they could to disrupt the progress.  That is why L 
Company were posted to Toki -- to act as a magnet for trouble.
"It's as dangerous here as anywhere I have been", confides Cpl Paul 
Vice, a veteran of four Afghan tours. "It's like going out in a car with 
a driver, a front seat passenger and three in the back knowing that one 
is going to be killed, two are going to lose their legs and two are 
going to be slightly injured but you don't know who or in what order.  
It's not a matter of "if" just "when".
In "Deadly Underfooot"  - Director/cameraman Chris Terrill, joins the 
men of L Company as they hunt down a group of Taliban spies or "Dickers" 
who have been watching and reporting on the Marine's movements as well 
as laying IED's.  They have to be hunted down, captured or killed as 
soon as possible.
*Programme 2: Venus Fly Trap*
*Programme 3: Dogs Of War*
*Programme 4: Kill or Capture*
*Programme 5: Brothers in Arms*
*Programme 6: The Final Tally *
Andrew Parks (son of Lieutenant Colonel Eddie Parks Royal Marines) is 
one of the two-man TEAM Jackal who are in training to kayak for charity 
around UK in 2013.
As one of their many preliminary training events, TEAM Jackal is 
competing in the 2012 Devizes to Westminster Canoe Marathon (125 miles 
over 4 days) over the Easter weekend. The team will be raising money for 
the *Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund* and would very much appreciate 
it if you could make a donation. Donations may be made at 
www.justgiving.com/TEAMJackalDW 
<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2FTEAMJackalDW&h=pAQHNoQFSAQFM3FZPittSkW0AVUF4sVxJ7dIdRPUjgkem_g>.
It would be a great motivator for all the training/capsizing that the 
team is going through (especially in these winter months) to know that 
they are raising money for this very worthwhile cause.
Here is a short video showing some of their training: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjiGEBTpA4M&feature=related 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjiGEBTpA4M&feature=related>
If you are able to help -- very many thanks.
As Ever
Richie Puttock
Ops Manager
Royal Marines Association
02392 651519
Skype name: rmarichie


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