The Army Benevolent Fund are holding a charity lecture at the Manx Museum on Thursday, October 10, at 5.30pm.
The lecture will be preceded with wine and canapés and will raise funds for injured servicemen and women.
The guest speaker is Lt Col Stewart Hill (retd) formerly of the Royal Welsh Regiment.
Chairman of the ABF Alfred Cannan MHK said: ‘On July 4, 2009, Stewart Hill was leading 160 men in a close combat fight against the Taliban in some of the fiercest fighting seen by UK forces in Afghanistan.
‘He led from the front and yet eight hours later medics battled to save his life after shrapnel from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) tore in to his brain.
‘Having fought valiantly to recover, Stewart provides a rare perspective of leadership in a moving, captivating and commanding presentation and I am sure that his thoughts and recollections will be both interesting and inspirational.’
Tickets for the event are still available from James Mylchreest, who can be contacted by email james.mylchreest@mylchreests.com or by telephone 453418.
