Image Gallery: May 2008
Welcome home from Afghanistan and Timor-Leste
27 May 2008
The soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force 3 and Timor Leste Battle Group 3, mostly drawn from Townsville-based units, marched down The Strand.
Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon and Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy were among the dignitaries to formally welcome the troops home.
| 20080524adf8286840_219 Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy welcomes home the soldiers of Timor-Leste Battle Group 3 and Afghanistan's Reconstruction Task Force 3. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080524adf8286840_299 Back from Afghanistan, soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force 3 lead a homecoming parade down The Strand in Townsville. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8637 Soldiers recently returned from tours of duty in Timor-Leste and Afghanistan march down the Strand in Townsville during their welcome home parade on May 24, 2008. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8696 That's my Daddy! Amy Schaefer holds Natalie Cheesman, as herfather Corporal Peter Cheesman, recently returned from Afghanistan, marches with fellow Diggers along Townsville's Strand. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8735 Corporal Sean “Helmut” Helmstedt of 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment recently back from Afghanistan, with his boys (Left) Jayden and (Right) Lochlan, enjoy the Welcome Home Concert, the Strand, Townsville. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8765 Mr James Bidgood, Federal Member for Dawson (centre left) with the Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon (centre right) chatting with (left) Private Ben Bardsley-Jones and (right) Private Graham Harrison - both infantryman of the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, recently back from operations in Timor Leste. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8770 The Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon (right) with James Bidgood, Federal Member for Dawson (centre) chatting with Private Ben Bardsley-Jones, an infantryman of the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, who is recently returned from operations in Timor Leste. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8786 Shannon Noll with Private David Galinec and his wife-to-be Private Elisha McCrae, and their family at the Welcome Home Concert, The Strand, Townsville. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080526adf8269111_8806 Soon to be married, Private Elisha McCrea and David Galinec, both of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, happy to be home after both being away for some six months – Elisha in Timor Leste and Dave in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 24 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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