Winter Talk: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan
Brigadier Adam Griffiths will reflect on the Afghanistan Campaign and the part that 5 Scots played over three operational tours in this talk on Saturday 2nd November.
About Winter Talk: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan
Brigadier Adam Griffiths will reflect on the Afghanistan Campaign and the part that 5 SCOTS (The Argylls’ battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland) played over three operational tours and that played by many other individuals.
About the Speaker:
Adam Griffiths deployed on four tours of Afghanistan (two with 5 SCOTS) and prepared UK Brigades and Battle Groups to deploy over the period 2011 to 2014. He commanded 5 SCOTS from 2009 and 2011 which included deploying the battalion to Afghanistan from September 2010 to April 2011. His last operational role in the Army was as Deputy Chief of Staff Strategy and Training at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), at that time the NATO warfighting Corps HQ on standby for operations.
Ticket Application:
Timings – All talks will take place in The Colours’ Room located in The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Kings Old Building, Stirling Castle. Lectures will begin at 11.00am, last one hour with refreshments from 10.30am and after the event.
Tickets – Tickets are £12 each and can be purchased at the bottom of this page. There is no need to buy an additional Stirling Castle ticket.Parking – If you wish to park on the Esplanade you will have to purchase a parking ticket. We are not able to reserve any parking and this will be charged at £4 per car. Free parking may be available on Ballengeich Pass/Upper Castlehill Road – please note there may be timed restrictions for these areas.
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