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Invictus Games 2018

Invictus Games Sydney 2018 – special issue of COMBAT Camera magazine out now.
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INVICTUS GAMES – COMBAT Camera issue 17

03/11/201830/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4519 Views 3 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

I have very great pleasure in presenting below, Issue 17 of COMBAT Camera, a bumper 100-page magazine dedicated to my

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CONTACT's coverage of Invictus Games 2018 will be published in a special Issue of COMBAT Camera magazine on 4 November.
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CONTACT’s Invictus Games coverage – 4 November

23/10/201823/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2531 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Invictus Games 2018 in Sydney is in full swing and I’m in Sydney, photographing as much Aussie-team action as possible. When

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Then Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie and Commander Joint Health Command Major General Paul Alexander chat with participants in the ADF Paralympic Sports Program. Photo by Sergeant Brian Hartigan.
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CONTACT will cover Invictus Games after all

13/10/201809/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3693 Views 2 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

I reported earlier this month that CONTACT did not receive media accreditation to cover the Invictus Games in Sydney next

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Then Governor General Quentin Bryce chats with members of the ADF Paralympic Sports Program, including Private Liam Haven, left, who was blinded by an IED explosion in Iraq. Photo by Sergeant Brian Hartigan.
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CONTACT might be covering Invictus Games after all

02/10/201809/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 13972 Views 23 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

CONTACT – the Australian military magazine was informed it would not be allowed to cover the Invictus Games in Sydney

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Official workforce uniforms of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018. ADF photo.
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Invictus Games uniforms unveiled

25/09/201825/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3740 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Official Invictus Games workforce uniforms were unveiled today to mark 25 days until the official start of the games in Sydney.

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R&B artist Aloe Blacc will perform at the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Closing Ceremony.
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Major R&B act announced for Invictus Games Closing Ceremony

19/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3907 Views 0 Comments Aloe Blacc, Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc has been invited to perform at the Closing Ceremony of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 at

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Kiwi Samoan Nu Filo prepares for Invictus Games during a NZ team training camp at Burnham Military Camp. NZDF photo.
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Kiwi Samoan prepares for Sydney Invictus Games

17/09/201817/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2511 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Kiwi. Samoan. Amputee. Soldier. Son. Brother. Partner. Faamanu (Nu) Taulafo Filo Leaana will be tapping into all these elements that

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Invictus Games medal design revealed

06/09/201806/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4175 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Olympic champion Ian Thorpe joined members of the 2018 Australian Invictus Games Team this week to reveal the medal designs

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NZDF Invictus Games team members are welcomed to Rolleston College, before talking to students about the healing power of sport. NZDF photo.
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NZDF Invictus Team back to school on sport’s healing power

17/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2379 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

New Zealand Defence Force’s Invictus Games team went back to school today to spread the word on the healing power

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Nearly 1000 officer cadets and midshipmen from the Australian Defence Force Academy show their support to Invictus Games 2018 at University of New South Wales, Canberra. Photo by John Carroll.
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ADF flies Invictus Games flag – literally

17/08/201817/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3757 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Australian Defence Force establishments across the country will ‘fly the flag’ today for wounded serving and former serving military members

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Australian Invictus team member Peter Arbuckle contests the ball during the wheelchair rugby bronze-medal play-off match against the United Stags during the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Tufrey.
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NSW launches public-schools Invictus Games Education Project

02/08/201802/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2978 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Years 5 to 12 NSW public-school students will learn about military service, veterans’ health and what it means to live

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Invictus Games Sydney 2018 commemorative coins design and coins produced by the Royal Australian Mint ahead of the Invictus Games in Sydney in October 2018. Images supplied by the Royal Australian Mint.
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Royal Australian Mint launches Invictus Games $2 coin

23/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7049 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018, Royal Australian Mint

An image of a wheelchair competitor adorns Australia’s newest circulating coin, unveiled today by the Royal Australian Mint ahead of Invictus

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Australian Invictus Games 2018 team member Trudi Lines prepares to pass during a wheelchair rugby exhibition match with RSLWA, in Perth. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Tufrey
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INVICTUS GAMES – 100-day countdown begins

12/07/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3025 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

The 100-day countdown to Invictus Games 2018 in Sydney begins today. FILE PHOTO (5 July 2018): Australian Invictus Games 2018 team

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Ian Thorpe at the official launch of ticket sales, on the road cycling course for Invictus Games 2018, at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on the Sydney Harbour foreshore. He was joined by two members of the 2017 Australian Invictus Games Team – Corporal Sonya Newman and Jeff Wright, plus Chief Delivery Officer of Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Michael Hartung, and NSW Minister for Veterans Affairs David Elliott. Invictus Games official photo
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Invictus Games ticket sales

02/07/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3823 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

International swimming champion Ian Thorpe has called on Australians to buy a ticket and be in the stands to support

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The Australian Invictus Games team on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. Photo by Pilot Officer Aaron Curran.
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Meet Australia’s Invictus Games Team

28/06/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4576 Views 2 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

The members of our team for the first Invictus Games in Australia should be admired not just for what they

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Final training camps for Invictus Games hopefuls

14/04/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3008 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2018

Final training camps before selection for athletes hoping to be included in Australia’s Invictus Games 2018 squad were held last

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Oz V UK Invictus teams take Ashes to the water

22/12/201712/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3733 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Wounded-warrior teams from Australia and the UK will steer two yachts in this year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race under

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Patrick Kidd, CEO, Invictus Games; James Baker, Boeing Australia –Veterans Champion; Dan Tehan, Minister of Veterans Affairs; Maureen Dougherty, President, Boeing Australia, NZ & South Pacific; Brendan Nelson, AWM; Lieutenant General Peter Leahy (retd) representing Soldier On, and Chair of Invictus. Photo supplied by Boeing.
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Boeing commits big to Invictus Games 2018

12/12/201712/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3870 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM, Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018, Soldier On

Boeing has announced major funding commitments to next year’s Invictus Games in Sydney, as well as to vAustralian veterans’ organisations and

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Photo by Brian Hartigan. Digitally modified by CONTACT.
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Invictus Games coming to Sydney

12/11/201612/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3926 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan today welcomed the announcement that Sydney, Australia, will host the

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