This week, I sit down with Simon Jones, a veteran of 2RAR & 8/9RAR who deployed to Afghanistan in 2010—during one of the most intense and unforgiving periods of the war.
🪖 On 21 June 2010, a Black Hawk helicopter went down in Kandahar province. Three Australian soldiers were killed. Others were severely injured. Simon wasn’t on the bird—but he was back at base. And like most soldiers, he still carries the weight of that day.
In this episode, we talk about what it was like to serve during that time— When every day felt like a coin toss between normal… and chaos.
💬 In this conversation, we cover: 👉 The reality of serving in Afghanistan in 2010 👉 The day the chopper went down—and what it meant for the guys on the ground 👉 How moments like that ripple through a unit 👉 Life back on base vs. life outside the wire 👉 What it takes to transition from warfighter to civvie
This isn’t about war for the sake of it. It’s about what war takes—and what it leaves behind.
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