Episode 12: Remembering Afghanistan
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the end of Operation Herrick - British operations in Afghanistan - on 12 December 2014, we speak to former frontline soldier, Rob, who was just 23 when he lost his sight in action.
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"You wouldn't be able to walk down a road without spotting a potential IED. And every day we were getting contacted, and every time someone was going out, there was someone getting injured within a 10 kilometre zone."
Rob, blind veteran
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