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Month: June 2016
Election 2016 – ADSO’s Snakes and Ladders
A journey challenge game for your enjoyment, frustration and achievement. Best of Luck Guys.
Long Tan – 50th Anniversary Events – Canberra Honours Vietnam Veterans
The ACT and Districts Vietnam Veterans have collaborated with the Federal and ACT Governments, Australian War Memorial (AWM), Ainslie Football Club and Southern Cross Club to honour Vietnam Veterans. On this 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan the...
Opinion – Politics out of Unifrom
ROSS EASTGATE, Townsville Bulletin - June 23, 2016 AFGHANISTAN veteran Winston Churchill shamelessly exploited his military service to pursue his political ambitions. It was at Westminster not Canberra but after serving in India, Sudan, South Africa and a stint as an...
cartoon sets tone for 7RAR’s service in Iraq, Afghanistan
CARTOON mascot Willy the Pig has made his overseas debut with Adelaide-based army troops in Iraq. More than 400 troops, predominantly from the Edinburgh-based 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, began deployment last month to Iraq and Afghanistan to work...
Army News – Edition 1375, June 16, 2016
WELCOME HOME: Australians brought back to resting places closer to home - pages 2-3 http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/
Tribute to the Vietnam Veterans Finally Returning Home to Australia
Slideshow Productions tribute to our fallen Aussie heroes of the Vietnam war finally returning home where they belong. R.I.P. https://youtu.be/FyJ-ih5kjEs
Help for Heroes who do it Tough
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 9 June 2016 - BRUCE McDOUGAL HOMELESS war veterans sleeping rough on the streets will be given a roof over their heads under a $1 million program to be rolled out in the NSW State Budget. Surveys have found about 8 per cent of rough...
Most ADF soldiers ‘believe Islam promotes violence and terrorism’
The vast majority of Australian Defence Force personnel believes the Muslim religion promotes violence and terrorism, despite “cultural sensitivity training” by the ADF to have its soldiers take the view that Islam is a religion of peace. The bombshell new study...
A Day in the Life of a Soldier
For all diggers, past, present and future A Day in the Life of a Soldier Patrolling through the jungle green Searching for an enemy yet to be seen Smothering heat and saturated with sweat Terrible thirst but not to drink yet A hand signal ripples down...