Mick Flynn

Michael John Flynn CGC, MC is one of the British Army's most decorated members in recent years.^[1]

Flynn was born in Cardiff in 1960, he joined the British Army and served in the Blues and Royals. He has seen active service in Northern Ireland, the Falklands War, the Bosnian War, the Second Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan.^[1]

In 2003 he was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross as a Lance Corporal of Horse when serving with D Squadron, Blues and Royals in Iraq.^[2]

In August 2006 Corporal of Horse Flynn was awarded the Military Cross in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, in action against the Taliban.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Evans, Michael (20 December 2006). "Two bravery awards for Army's top hero". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article759109.ece. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57100. p. 4. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

• Flynn, Mike (2010). Bullet Magnet: Afghanistan, Bosnia, the Falklands, Iraq, Northern Ireland. Orion Publishing Group, Limited. ISBN 0297859919. 

External links

• Personal account of Afghanistan in The Guardian

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