Hi Folks It is that time again to put together the team/s for ‘Push to the Bush’ for 2013. For those who don’t know what this is, this will be the 8th year that we have organised groups of Veterans to go out to the small country towns and take the...
Wednesday, 6 March 2013 VA018 CHANGES TO AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ROLL OF HONOUR APPLAUDED The Council of the Australian War Memorial...
Guys, Have just received a reply letter from Senator Ronaldson, shadow minister for VA. As you can read from its content, the incoming Lib Gov will not be reviewing the RCB issue when they take power. Robert Cross
From a British soldier in Iraq. Written by Patrick Campbell They flew me 'ome from Baghdad with a bullet in me chest. Cos they've closed the army 'ospitals, I'm in the NHS. The nurse, she ain't no Britisher an' so she ain't impressed. It's like I'm some street...
Inspired by the departure of WO1 Brian Moore, RSM, 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment and dedicated to all those ugly bastards who wore galloping horses and carried a pace stick Imagine so many ghosts marching past From the original senior...
Places of pain, sorrow, blood and death by foot by sea and air they come to fight and die not for glory our sons. In tropic sweat on desert sand in rain and snow on any land by day and night in rain they’ll wait for enemy to come an uncertain fate. In...
The sun cracks through the windows four days no sleep, body weary mind still racing. Can’t close my eyes horrible things taunt me; Things seen and done where have these thirty years gone. Lost in anger, rage, self loathing and fear ripped from a soul happiness,...
“What have you seen my son and what is that look in your eyes? ” “Nothing;” Why do you ask this of me mother you turn away when I speak of it. “What have you seen my lover and what is that look in your eyes?” “Nothing;” Why do you ask this of me my lover you...
I shared a beer with a man I barely knew we seemed to know, after a time he said “I see in your eyes you have been there.” I replied harshly, ” I have been nowhere”, he laughed a while and went quiet saying, “I have been there too.” After another few he...
I am pleased to advise that our Webmaster Alan Fortunato has loaded our two publications on our web http://www.koreanwarmemorial.com.au/# Open up to the home page and you will see two bars on the bottom for the Anniversary Booklet and for the Memorial History...
