The best news over the festive period is that my chosen charity has accepted my MdS participation as an official event. The Captain James Philippson Trust Fund was set up in memory of my friend Jim who was killed whilst deployed on Operation HERRICK 4 in 2006. Jim was a member of a quick reaction force that had embarked on a rescue mission to come to the aid of a patrol that I was a vehicle commander on. We had been ambushed by Taleban forces, and Jim’s patrol got hit by another group of enemy whilst making their way through the back streets of Sangin to come to our aid. I have had some lovely emails from Jim’s Mother, and donations can now be made through the link (use the donate hyperlink and select: ‘IAN – Ian Flannery – Marathon des Sables’ at the bottom of the form). Now I have the method of donation in place; I can really start plugging for donations, so watch out for me knocking at your door, or at your email/Facebook in tray!
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