E92 - Personal Stories: Afghanistan - Part 5 - The Longest Day!

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageWithout a shadow of a doubt, losing people that work for you, and who die in the pursuit of the work you preside over, is the toughest thing for any leader to deal with.  Whilst many commanders on operations have had a great many more casualties to deal with than me, the memory of the loss of the two airmen from 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment during my time in Afghanistan will stay with me for ever.This is an episode that I had to cover because it is such a key memory for me but I won't try to suggest that it is an easy listen or an upbeat story.  13 April 2008 was the longest and the hardest day in my RAF career and is one that I will certainly never forget.  In this episode I do my best to tell the story of how we dealt with the loss of SAC Graham Livingstone and SAC Gary Thompson both in the immediate aftermath and over the ensuing days.  Support the showThank you for listening!  If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life