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Episode Synopsis
Mark Ormrod MBE joins Louis Skupien for episode 099 of the Talk4 Podcast! . What did we explore in this episode? Mark is a Triple Amputee Royal Marine Commando Veteran, Invictus Games Athlete and motivational speaker! What did we discuss?
In this episode, we started off by exploring Mark's military career, getting hit by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device), losing 3 limbs, the recovery process and application of prosthetics, how to not take life fore granted and handle stress, the Invictus Games, future plans for Mark and more!
ππ» Who Is Mark Ormrod?
Born on the 17th January 1984 in Bolton, Lancashire. Staz moved to Nottinghamshire at the age of 8 with his family to continue with his education.
Mark Ormrod, award-winning author, coach, mentor, motivational speaker and sought-after ambassador, was born and raised in Plymouth, Devon and in 2001 realised his lifelong ambition of joining the Royal Marines.
On Christmas Eve 2007, whilst serving on operations in Afghanistan with 40 Commando Royal Marines, he was blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device, resulting in the traumatic amputation of both legs and his right arm and was twice pronounced dead.
Mark made a remarkable recovery and became the first triple amputee to survive on the battlefield. Having been told he would never walk again, he nevertheless marched onto parade on his new prosthetic limbs to be awarded his Operational Service Medal in the presence of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, just 14 weeks after incurring his injuries.
Mark has motivated thousands of Royal Marines, and tens of thousands of others, to be all that they can be. Through drive, motivation and positivity he has achieved his goals.
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ππ» Mark's Website: https://www.markormrod.com
ππ» Mark's WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ormrod_(Royal_Marine)
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ππ» Mark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markormrod/
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ππ» Mark's FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/markormrodmotivationalspeaker/
β Time Stamps & Chapters
00:00 Talk4 EP 099 intro by Louis Skupien
01:26 Mark's military career16:00 Mark's story of being hit be an IED31:26 The Invictus Games40:00 Mental strength & coping with trauma49:30 Dealing with adversity
Video Title: Mark Ormrod MBE | Triple Amputee Royal Marine Commando Veteran, Invictus Games Athlete | TALK4 EP 99
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Prosthetics Invictus GamesMotivational Talk
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In this episode, we started off by exploring Mark's military career, getting hit by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device), losing 3 limbs, the recovery process and application of prosthetics, how to not take life fore granted and handle stress, the Invictus Games, future plans for Mark and more!
ππ» Who Is Mark Ormrod?
Born on the 17th January 1984 in Bolton, Lancashire. Staz moved to Nottinghamshire at the age of 8 with his family to continue with his education.
Mark Ormrod, award-winning author, coach, mentor, motivational speaker and sought-after ambassador, was born and raised in Plymouth, Devon and in 2001 realised his lifelong ambition of joining the Royal Marines.
On Christmas Eve 2007, whilst serving on operations in Afghanistan with 40 Commando Royal Marines, he was blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device, resulting in the traumatic amputation of both legs and his right arm and was twice pronounced dead.
Mark made a remarkable recovery and became the first triple amputee to survive on the battlefield. Having been told he would never walk again, he nevertheless marched onto parade on his new prosthetic limbs to be awarded his Operational Service Medal in the presence of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, just 14 weeks after incurring his injuries.
Mark has motivated thousands of Royal Marines, and tens of thousands of others, to be all that they can be. Through drive, motivation and positivity he has achieved his goals.
βοΈ Please leave a review of Talk4 on Apple & Spotify
ππ» Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talk4-podcast/id1591476875
ππ» Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DxcH2DxGbn0MVZUBqV1Gv?si=f335eeda0b3e44f4
π Mark's Links:
ππ» Mark's Website: https://www.markormrod.com
ππ» Mark's WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ormrod_(Royal_Marine)
ππ» Mark's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkOrmrod
ππ» Mark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markormrod/
ππ» Mark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkOrmrod?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
ππ» Mark's FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/markormrodmotivationalspeaker/
β Time Stamps & Chapters
00:00 Talk4 EP 099 intro by Louis Skupien
01:26 Mark's military career16:00 Mark's story of being hit be an IED31:26 The Invictus Games40:00 Mental strength & coping with trauma49:30 Dealing with adversity
Video Title: Mark Ormrod MBE | Triple Amputee Royal Marine Commando Veteran, Invictus Games Athlete | TALK4 EP 99
This video has information on Mark Ormrod, Royal Marines, IED Injury and Triple Amputation but also covers the following topics:
Prosthetics Invictus GamesMotivational Talk
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#nolimits #markormrod #veterans #reorgcharity #royalmarines #prostheticleg #combatveteran
Β© Louis Skupien
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