Welcome to the Behind the Shield podcast. As always, my name's James Gearing, and this week it is my

absolute honor to welcome on the show, British military veteran, Mountaineer, and the founder of the

Ulysses Trust, Philip Neem. Now, when I was a little boy, my first introduction to war was the

Forklunds Island conflict, and Philip led to Para D Company in that war.

So as you will hear, we discuss a host of topics. From his early life and introduction into climbing,

his journey into the military, Northern Ireland, mental health, mountaineering, the unsung heroes of the Sherpa community, the formation

of his own non-profit, his book, and so much more.

Now before we get to this incredibly powerful and important conversation, as I say every

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So with that being said, I introduce to you Philip Neem. Enjoy. Well, Philip, I want to start by saying, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the Behind the Shield podcast.

As we discussed a few weeks ago when we had our chat, I am writing a book.

It led me to revisit the Falklands conflict.

I found a documentary.

And then John was on there.

You were on there.

And now we are sitting down to chat.

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