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A RAAF C-17A Globemaster III offloads its special cargo of 100 yet to be assembled wheelchairs at Manila’s Clark Air Force Base bound for severely disabled children in Angeles City. Story by John Noble. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Kevin Cameron.
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Wheels up for kids in the Philippines

02/12/202206/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 368 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Philippines, RSL

A Royal Australian Air Force transport C-17A Loadmaster III has helped deliver a total of 100 wheelchairs to Clark Air

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Members of Headquarters 17th Sustainment Brigade joined RSL LifeCare and a number of other veteran charities for a community engagement activity at Our Big Kitchen, Bondi, NSW. Story by Captain Andrew Page.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Veterans 

Defence members cook off for a good cause

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 757 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, RSL

Former and current serving members of the ADF went head-to-head in a kitchen cook-off competition during Veterans Health Week. CAPTION:

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WW2 veterans Harold “Hiram” Ristrom and Margaret Hattersley receive handmade quilts from the Quilts of Valour Foundation during a lunch held at the Bentleigh RSL, Victoria. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
History News Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

WW2 veterans honoured for valour

26/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 530 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kanimbla, RSL, WWII

Three World War 2 Navy veterans instrumental in supporting General Douglas MacArthur’s return to the Philippines, cracking enemy codes, and

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FILE PHOTO (November 2013): An Australian Army Land Rover lands on a beach in the Philippines during Operation Philippines Assist. Photo by Corporal Jake Sims (digitally altered by CONTACT).
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CORRECTION: ‘Free Land Rovers’ are not free after all

11/10/201817/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4748 Views 1 Comment Darren Chester, Land Rover, RSL

On 21 September we ran a story under the headline “200 free Land Rovers for RSLs“. FILE PHOTO (November 2013): An

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Australian miscellaneous News Veterans 

Veterans invited back to Timor to begin healing

12/04/201621/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2993 Views 0 Comments RSL, Timor Awakening, Veterans Care

A beautiful collaboration between RSL Queensland, Veterans’ Care Association and Adventure Professionals Pty Ltd (all veterans and RSL members themselves) will

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