Veteran State Of Mind Episode 103: The Hostile Operator, with John Smith

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John Smith served in Iraq and Afghanistan with 4 Rifles. After leaving the military he went on to work as a private military contractor, seeing more action in the countries that he had previously visited with the British Army.

John is online @the_hostile_operator and https://thehostileoperatorpodcast.podbean.com

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