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Proud father of Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor and Royal Australian Navy sailor Leading Seaman Chris Reck, Bob Reck holds up a patch supporting Ukraine at Invictus Games Park in The Hague. Story and photo by Tina Langridge.
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Bob’s treasured gift

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 223 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022, Ukraine

Bob Reck will return home to Cairns with many special memories from Invictus Games The Hague 2020. CAPTION: Proud father

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nvictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Stephen French takes a shot during the Wheelchair Basketball match against the United Kingdom at Invictus Games Park in The Hague. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.
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Invictus Games: Day seven – 22 April 2022

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 228 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

The final day of Invictus Games The Hague 2020 competition will see Australia’s 12-strong cycling crew contest both the time

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Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor Gabriel Ramon celebrates a successful lift during the men’s heavyweight powerlifting event at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Powerful end to penultimate day at Invictus Games

23/04/202223/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 305 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Bars were loaded as 11 Team Australia powerhouses battled it out on the bench at Sportcampus at Zuiderpark. CAPTION: Australian

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Rosalie Primary School Year 6 students laying a memorial wreath at their Dawn Service at the State War Memorial in Kings Park Perth WA. Story by Bourke . Photo - Video clip.
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Perth students commemorate Anzac Day…slightly early

22/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 316 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022

Students from Rosalie Primary School’s Year 6 class in Perth held their own, slightly early, Dawn Service on Wednesday, 6

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ANZAC Day 2020 in Kiama Downs NSW. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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RSL LifeCare poll finds strong support for ANZAC Day

22/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 458 Views 0 Comments

RSL LifeCare is encouraging Australians to remember and support veterans on Anzac Day – and every day. FILE PHOTO: ANZAC

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Team Australia is cheered on by family and friends during the swimming events held at the Zwembad het Hofbad pool in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
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Invictus Games: Day six – 21 April 2022

22/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 334 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

The powerlifting event kicks off at the Invictus Games 2022 on April 21, with 11 members of Team Australia taking

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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Braedon Griffiths attacks the try line during a wheelchair rugby pool match against Canada at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Invictus motivates rehab

22/04/202223/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 385 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Just three years ago, James Saville was bed-bound, but the Invictus Games 2022 provided motivation in his rehabilitation. CAPTION: Invictus

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Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitors Emilea Mysko, left, Taryn Barbara, Sarah Petchell and Emma Murfet ready for the opening ceremony. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Invictus Games: Day five – 20 April 2022

20/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 344 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Team Australia’s 26-strong indoor rowing squad is set for a fierce day of adaptive racing on August 20, which is

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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Chris O'Brien celebrates after placing first in the men’s ISE 50m backstroke event held at the Zwembad het Hofbad pool in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
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Invictus Games: Diving in aids mental health

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 410 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Returning to the pool during day four of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 was a particularly poignant moment for

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Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor Gabriel Ramon takes part in an athletics event at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
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Just competing was a victory, says Invictus Games medallist

20/04/202221/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 397 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Gabriel Ramon is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that he will be returning home with an

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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia members give an Aussie cheer as they wait to enter the stadium for the Invictus Games 2020 opening ceremony in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Invictus Games: Day four – 19 April 2022

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 407 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Thirteen Team Australia competitors took to the blocks at the Invictus Games swimming pool on April 19. CAPTION: Invictus Games

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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Kerrie Tessier takes part in a track event during the athletics meet held at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.
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Invictus Games: Day three – 18 April 2022

20/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 369 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

It’s was only Day 3 of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 and what a games it’s been already. The

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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Steve James, left, celebrates receiving a gold medal in the mixed IF5678 discus event at the athletics meet at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.
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Invictus Games: ‘The camaraderie here is extraordinary’

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 310 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Steve James needed a win. And he got just that when he took out top spot in the men’s IF4

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Australian Invictus Games 2020 and Canadian competitors battle it out during the sitting volleyball match at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Invictus Games: Day two – April 17 2022

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 305 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Team Australia was in action across three sports on April 17 – archery, athletics and sitting volleyball. CAPTION: Australian Invictus

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet with Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor and Royal Australian Navy sailor Leading Seaman Vanessa Broughill (centre right) and her family during the Land Rover driving challenge at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
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Princely start to the Invictus Games

20/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 244 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2020, Invictus Games 2022

The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 has officially opened with a spectacular opening ceremony at Invictus Games Stadium, following the

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Invictus Games Team Australia competitors Matt Model (left) and Damien Irish (right) gift a pair of Team Australia swimmers to Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Games kick-off with cheeky gift

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 374 Views 0 Comments

Team Australia is off to a cheeky start to the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, with competitors gifting Invictus Games

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Invictus Games Team Australia competitors and their family and friends watch on as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex addresses the crowd during the welcome reception held at the Nations Home, Invictus Games Park in The Hague, the Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.
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Invictus Games begin today

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 340 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

After four long years, the moment competitors and their families and friends have been waiting for has finally arrived –

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Suicide Royal Commission extended for 12 months

15/04/202215/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 403 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says the 12-month extension of the inquiry, announced this

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Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley congratulates Peter Brown as Australia's Invictus Games flag bearer during the farewell function at Admiralty House in Sydney. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
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Invictus Games flag-bearer named

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 731 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Peter Brown has been announced as the team Australia flag-bearer for the Invictus Games The Hague 2020. CAPTION: Governor-General General

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The ship's company of HMAS Canberra shortly after completing the 96km March On challenge raising funds for Soldier On. Story by Lieutenant Laura Watman.
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Marching On deck for mental health

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 279 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Soldier On

HMAS Canberra‘s crew completed the 96km March On challenge raising funds for Soldier On while sailing home from Operation Tonga Assist 2022. CAPTION:

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