22 SAS Operator 🇬🇧 | Melvyn Downes | Ep. 268
The Team House
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4.7 • 929 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2024
⏱️ 130 minutes
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Melvyn had a 24-year military career, in which he served with distinction. Born and bred in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Melvyn left school at 16 years old and joined the army. In 1991, he led his patrol into combat in the first Gulf war and completed three tours of duty in Northern Ireland, in charge of a platoon of 30 men. Melvyn joined the elite special forces in 1994. During his 12 years in the SAS, he led top-secret missions, served behind enemy lines and achieved the prestigious rank of Warrant Officer.
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| 1:00.0 | Covert ops espionage Espionage, The Team House, with your host, Jack Murphy and David Park. |
| 1:19.0 | Welcome to episode 268 of the team house. I'm Jack here with Dave and our guest on tonight's show is Melvin Downs who served in the British military, |
| 1:27.0 | starting as a boy soldier at age 16, went all the way up and retired as a sergeant major in the special air service. |
| 1:34.9 | We're really excited to have him on the show tonight. You guys can find him on |
| 1:38.8 | Instagram at Melven Downs, that's NELV N-E-N-D-O-W-N-E-S. |
| 1:46.5 | Go check him out, and you'll find links in the description |
| 1:49.4 | to his Instagram and also his YouTube channel |
| 1:51.9 | that's gonna be popping probably next week. |
| 1:54.6 | Dave you want to... |
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