Fire Strike 7/9

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Very special thanks to my then commanding officer at The Light Dragoons, Colonel Angus Watson MBE, for his invaluable support during the conception and writing of this book. Thanks to Captain James Kayll, also of The Light Dragoons, for his commitment and help in bringing this book to fruition, and to Major Antony Pearce, for all his friendship and support. My gratitude to all at my regiment, The Light Dragoons, for the comradeship and unstinting support over the years, and especially Sergeant Grant Cuthbertson, for getting me combat-ready in time for my Afghan deployment. All the staff at JFACTSU (Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit) deserve a very special mention, for their hard work in training me and others for the Afghan theatre. Very special thanks are due to Captain Chris Lane, Lance Bombardier Martin Hemmingfield, Lance Bombardier Ben Stickland and Bombardier Karl Jessop, my teammates in my Fire Support Team during our Helmand deployment. Without your help and enthusiastic support this book would not have been possible. Very special thanks also to Lieutenant Colonel Simon Butt, of 2 MERCIAN, the Officer Commanding (OC) of the unit in which I was embedded in Afghanistan. Your single-minded support and determination to help see this book through to fruition has been a battle winner in every sense. Very special thanks also to Major Stewart Hill, also of 2 MERCIAN, Commanding Officer during the last weeks of our Helmand tour, for your invaluable support and help.

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