CHAPTER 26: 364 and Awakie – and Some Other Shit
At about 2am, Alpha Company lifted off in a Qantas jet bound for Saigon. We seemed to be taxi-ing for
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HMAS Adelaide high and dry – Canberra on trial
Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide has entered the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney for
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What could we deploy if Korea hits the fan?
. As South Korea is one of our major trading partners, the USA is our major ally and we have
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CHAPTER 25: Goodbye Townsville
Lots of things happened in our last week at Townsville. The girls from the Hong Kong Restaurant wore their uniforms,
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CONTACT magazine invests in drone capability
CONTACT magazine recently bought a new DJI Mavic Pro drone, which we obviously look forward to taking out ‘bush’ with
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CHAPTER 24: The Final Exercise
LOOK OUT VC – HERE WE COME! They have big ants in Queensland, some are an inch long and they
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Well may we say “Lest we Forget” – but do we actually remember
LEST WE FORGET – words so easily spoken. But do we actually remember? Can anyone tell me how many soldiers
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Celebrating Freedom on ANZAC Day 2017
. Many years ago as a young child accompanying my parents, we approached an unguarded voting box on election day
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CHAPTER 23: Bits and Pieces
I spoke about the Red Fox, our company commander, earlier. Others were not so kind and referred to him as
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Release the Kraken on today’s web troll
This innocuous story/photo(above) and CONTACT’s publication of same caused one peed-off photographer to unleash, anonymously, on the wrong editor…. He called
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Even ANZAC Day is being commercialised
Business has done it to Christmas and then to Easter; in fact Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day where
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Chapter 22: Boots
I had two pairs of boots: AB and GP. There is some conjecture as to what these letters mean, some
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What’s a few hundred miles between rescuers
I don’t want to take anything away from the awesome effort involved in the rescue of three sailors off the
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‘ADF member’ is a dirty word – apparently
The editor of CONTACT doesn’t get a lot of fan mail or – I’m sure he’s grateful – much in
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RAAF says RIMPAC has peaceful intent, ostensibly
Aah, the Queens English. I love it. I love it even more when someone uses a word that sounds good
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CHAPTER 21: Coming Back
Cootamundra is a small country town located on the South West Slopes of New South Wales. It had a population
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A Matter of Perspective
I’ve had time of late to take stock of things and look at the world with a new appreciation for
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The Unlikely Patriot?
Real patriots don’t necessary wear their national flag as a cape. Real patriots don’t always have to tattoo their love of
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Casey Neistat fanboy ready to quit YouTube after 3 months
Do any CONTACT fans monitize videos on YouTube? If so, what has been your experience? I was inspired by YouTube
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HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee
Yes, the headline is correct – Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee. It must have
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