UXOInfo.com Welcomes "Frog Tales" Author Mark Holroyd

UXOInfo.com is pleased to present a new guest writer for the website, Mark Holroyd. Mr. Holroyd spent 24 years in the British Royal Navy as a Clearance diver achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Born in Salford, Lancashire he joined the navy age 16 in 1976. In 1998, he was decorated by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for bravery after rendering safe and moving a WWII German aircraft bomb that had been discovered by an earth moving machine in the Mountbatten area of Plymouth UK.

Since leaving the service, he has worked in the EOD/UXO industry for commercial and NGO organizations including Handicap International, RONCO and recently MMG. His travels have included Afghanistan, Lebanon, Libya and Peru where he was responsible for setting up the first dedicated Humanitarian Demining School for CONTRAMINAS, training the Army, Police and Air Force in all aspects of Demining and BAC.

Recently he worked in Laos for an Australian copper and gold mining company that was operating in an area that straddled the old Ho Chi Min trail. He is currently relaxing in the Southwest of England, following the release of his new book, "Frog Tales."