War Story 029: Andy Reid MBE, The Yorkshire Regiment

About this episode

The episode features Andy Reid MBE, who shares his incredible journey of survival and achievement after being injured in Afghanistan.

Send us Fan Mail In October 2009, Corporal Andy Reid MBE was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Injured so badly that it was thought he would not survive, he defied the odds to the extent that, within a month, he was able to meet up with members of his patrol again. What he has achieved since then is little short of unbelievable. The winner of The Sun's Millie award in 2010, and awarded an MBE in 2019, Andy has continuously supp...

People in this episode

Host: Geraint Jones

Guest: Andy Reid MBE

Topics covered

• military service
• personal resilience
• injury recovery
• veteran stories
• recognition and awards

Keywords

• Andy Reid
• Yorkshire Regiment
• Taliban
• improvised explosive device
• military injury
• veteran
• MBE
• resilience
• Helmand Province

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Sun, Yorkshire Regiment

Places: Helmand Province, Afghanistan

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