# Pat Stogran

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Episode #358 with Colonel Pat Stogran, Former Veterans Ombudsman and Former Commander of 3 PPCLI

Pat and Mark discuss Politics, Tommy Prince, Role of Veterans Ombudsman, 3 PPCLI, Training and Perseverance, Childhood Trauma, some super soldiers and much more! #Veteran #PTSD #ChildhoodTrauma #Politics #Ombudsman #3PPCLI MERCH: ⁠https://www.wgy6.ca/Operation-Tango-Romeo.html⁠ Sponsored by Sho…

1. The Fall and the Beginning

We begin at the end, when Kabul falls to the Taliban in August 2021. Canadian veterans and journalists watch in shock as Afghans cling to departing planes at Hamid Karzai International Airport, desperate to escape.  The war in Afghanistan begins in 2001, in retribution for the September 11 attacks.…

2. Into Battle (2001–2002)

The first Canadian battle group arrives in Kandahar and begins operations in southern Afghanistan in early 2002. The initial invasion has routed the Taliban, but Osama bin Laden escapes into Pakistan. The coalition begins to secure their position and create democratic structures to replace the oust…