# Episode 29: Heston Russell - Surviving War and Trial by Media

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Podcast: [Outback Mike Survival and Adventure Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/outback-mike-survival-and-adventure-podcast-6656797)
Published: 2026-03-16T21:32:38+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6656

## Resource

Former Australian commando Heston Russell fought in Middle East and after returning to ‘normal life’ had to fight to clear his name and those under his command. We unpick what happened, and the media, government landscape that allowed it. Heston Russell- Forging The Will To Fight (Book) Follow Heston on Instragam, an Facebook and YouTube Hestons proposed Veterans Protection Act Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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