Once A Pilgrim: a breathtaking, pulse-pounding SAS thriller. James Deegan

      

JAMES DEEGAN MC spent five years in the Parachute Regiment, and seventeen years in the SAS.

      He served for most of that time in a Sabre Squadron, from Trooper to Squadron Sergeant Major, and saw almost continuous service on operations in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. He fought in both Gulf Wars, and was on both occasions amongst the first Coalition soldiers to cross the border into Iraq. He was twice decorated for gallantry and, on his retirement from the Special Air Service, as a Regimental Sergeant Major, he was described by his commanding officer as ‘one of the most operationally-experienced SAS men of his era’.

      He now works in the security industry, in some of the world’s most hostile and challenging environments.

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       John Carr – CV

Personal
Born:	Edinburgh, Midlothian
Parents:	Father - James John Carr (deceased)Mother – Mary Margaret Carr
Siblings:	Brother – Alex Mark Carr (younger) KIAAfghanistan 2006Sister – Louise Mary Carr (older)
Addresses:	Redacted, REDACTED, Hereford, HerefordshireXX redcated st, Redacted redacted, London
Physical Description
Height:	6ft 2in (187cm)
Weight:	15st 6lb (95.5 kg)
Hair:	Dark
Eyes:	Blue
Distinguishing marks:
	Extensive tattoos to upper body (chest and back) and arms2.5in (6.35cm) inverted semicircular scar to chin (grenade shrapnel from action in redacted)
Military Career
Units :	Third Battalion The Parachute Regiment22nd Special Air Service Regiment
Secondments:
	Special Reconnaissance RegimentOperational Detachment Delta xxxxxxx
Operational Theatres deployed:
	Northern Ireland multiple deploymentsIraq – two Gulf Wars and Counter-Insurgency campaignAfghanistan – Operation redactedBalkans – Bosnia, Kosovo, redacted, redact.Africa – Kenya, redact, redact, redact, redact.Middle East – Yemen, redacted, redact.Latin America – redact, redacted.Far East – Brunei, redact.
Specialist Infiltration skills: Mobility/Air
Specialist Military skills:
	SniperDemolitionsMedicCommunicationsJungle Warfare InstructorCounter Insurgency ExpertClose-Quarter BattleHostage NegotiatorJTACMortarsSurveillance – Technical and Physical
Languages:	Spanish – advancedSerbo Croat – advancedArabic – fluent
Specialist skills: Helicopter Pilot (civilian)
Honours and Awards:
	MBE – Northern IrelandMilitary Cross – awarded for gallantry in Classified AreaBar to Military Cross – awarded for gallantry in Classified AreaMention in Despatches – Classified Area
Foreign award: Silver Star (US) – awarded for gallantry in redacted.
Security Clearances Held: Top Secret
Total length of Military Service: 22 years
Retiring Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2 (Squadron Sergeant Major)
Current Occupation: Head of UK Security to Konstantin Avilov
Personal data:
Status:	Divorced
Children:	Son – George (serving soldier Parachute Regiment)Daughter - Alice (first year of A levels)
Hobbies:	Mixed Martial Arts

       AUTHOR’S NOTE:

       THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.

       NONE OF THE EVENTS