Most grateful we could march together again – ANZAC Day 2021
It was very humbling to see the large crowd pay their respects to the veteran community at both the Dawn Service and Main Parade.
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
Cheshire on Parade
On 15 January 1959 I enlisted into the Army as a boy soldier. The weather was bitterly cold and I
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Boy Soldiering
I cannot help smiling whenever I recall my youth as a boy soldier, when bullying was practiced as an art form for ‘character building’.
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The Whiskey Project wins major innovation boost
The the Whiskey Project has won a $7.35million Defence Innovation Hub grant to develop its next-gen high-performance watercraft.
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Two ambulances delivered to Port Moresby
ADF delivered two ambulances to Port Moresby today as part of Australia’s ongoing support to help bolster Papua New Guinea’s health services.
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Marine Rotational Force – Darwin hit with 2 more COVID-19 cases
Two US Marines in Darwin returned positive COVID-19 results during routine testing as part of mandatory 14-day quarantine after arrival.
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Another missing Australian soldier’s resting place identified
The final resting place of a previously missing First World War soldier has been identified in France – the announcement made on ANZAC Day.
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Townsville hits airwaves on ANZAC Day
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Ex SAS catch up with ex-big-boss in Sydney
Members of the SAS Assn in Sydney for the ANZAC Day 2021 march caught up with former GG and former CDF Sir Peter Cosgrove.
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Who are these ANZACs? – by Ian Cavanough
The speech delivered by CONTACT friend Ian Cavanough at the Dawn Service in Yeppoon, Queensland on ANZAC Day 2021.
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Please use ANZAC not Anzac
As, what I believe to be, the premier defence force publication please, please, please stop authors using ‘Anzac’. It is ‘ANZAC’.
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ANZAC DAY 2020
FOR MANY YEARS I ROSE AT DAWN, TO HONOUR OUR GALLANT DEAD THOSE WHO LEFT OUR NATION’S SHORES, OBLIVIOUS TO
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I got a ‘Respect Package’ from Illawarra Digger Drop Off – THANK YOU
I got a very nice-surprise special delivery today – a ‘Respect Package’ from Illawarra Digger Drop Off, organised by the local RSL.
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70th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong
This year, we mark the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong – an important battle of the oft-labelled ‘Forgotten War’ – the Korean War.
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Three new COVID-19 cases in Defence
Defence added three new COVID-19 cases, bringing their total to 197. All three were ‘overseas’, bringing that sub total to 168.
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Tim Page supports veterans with signed limited-edition prints
Tim Page has generously offered to let Classics for a Cause print some of his Vietnam images – and has signed more that 200 of them.
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Now you’re the enemy
You spent a million dollars just to train me how to be Your precision-guided missile on the land, from air
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Soldiers returning to bushfire communities – thousands supporting ANZAC Day
While many Australian soldiers will return home for Anzac Day, some will return to communities they served during Operation Bushfire Assist.
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Life After Service – Glenn Kolomeitz
Angus Hordern chats with Glenn Kolomeitz about his Life After Service, as a well-known and outspoken lawyer.
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Australia joins Indonesian lost-submarine search
Indonesia has accepted Australia’s offer to assist in the search for missing submarine, KRI Nanggala (402). FILE PHOTO: HMAS Ballarat’s
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