2nd Commando Regiment veterans, friends and family share their memories of the late Tim Aplin.

Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Private Timothy Aplin was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash, on Monday 21 June 2010. Scott Palmer, Ben Chuck and a US serviceman also lost their lives in the crash, and many more were grievously injured.

The thirty-eight-year-old Tim was from the Sydney-based 2nd Commando Regiment.

Tim Aplin has been mentioned before on this podcast by his fellow Commandos who remember him fondly. In this special tribute episode we remember one of our fallen. This podcast contains stories, reflections and tributes from Tim’s family, friends and brothers-in-arms.

The veterans interviewed includes:

• John Ferrinda
• Malcolm Goodwin
• Michael Kruger
• Anthony McKay
• Dean Parkinson
• Ant Plater
• Damien Silva
• Mick Slattery
• Gary Wilson
• Adam Wyatt

As well as his friends Susie and Tim, his cousins Helen and Stuart, and his mother, Margaret.

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Alex Lloyd speaks with author Aaron Patrick about The Last Battle, his new book.

Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. A new book by Aaron Patrick details the actions in the Battle of Shah Wali Kot, from Chenartu to the village of Tizak. In conversation with his publisher, podcast host Alex Lloyd, Aaron details the heroism of the 2nd Commando Regiment and the incredible odds overcome by the Special Air Service Regiment.

The book is out now available in print, ebook and audiobook. Read more about it here.

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Alex Lloyd interviews SAS veteran Harry Moffitt for a third time.

Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt served in the Australian Defence Force for almost thirty years, most of which was spent with Australia's elite Special Air Service Regiment as a Team Commander and Team Specialist. He has served in eleven active deployments, including being wounded in action in 2008. Harry completed his time with the SASR as its Human Performance Manager. He's a registered psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy, Stotan Group, working with sports teams, the military and corporate world. His memoir Eleven Bats was a bestseller. Today, he lives in Melbourne.

Harry is a recurring guest on this show. Alex Lloyd first interviewed him about his military career in Season 3, in #68 Harry Moffitt. Harry returned in Season 4 to discuss his memoir, in #68 Harry Moffitt Vol II.

Harry is back on the show to talk about his new book: The Fourth Pillar: Modern Stoicism and the Philosophy of High Performance. Alex is Harry's publisher at Pan Macmillan.

The Externals tracks featured (in order of play) include Edge of the World, US Radio and The Hell Beyond.

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