Image Gallery: December 2008
03 December 2008
LT Michael Fussell returns home
Lieutenant Michael Fussell, returned home in a solemn ramp ceremony at RAAF base Richmond in New South Wales, after he recently lost his life to an Improvised Explosive Device, while conducting a dismounted patrol in Afghanistan.
The Soldier, who is the first Officer since Vietnam to lose his life on the Battlefield, was carried from the RAAF A41 C-17 Globe Master, through an honour guard made up of members from the Sydney-based 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando).
His colleagues and class mates, slow marched Lieutenant Fussell’s casket across the tarmac to the haunting melody of a lone bagpipe to be received by his family and friends.
Dignitaries at the ceremony included The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. David Johnston, The Shadow Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie , AO, DSC, CSM, the Chief of Army, Major General Timothy McOwan, , DSC, CSM, Special Operations Commander Australia, Major General Ash Power, Commander Headquarters Training Command – Army (representing the Royal Regiment Australian Artillery) and The Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando).
| 20081203adf8114832_008 The Bearer Party carry Lieutenant Michael Fussell off the A41 C-17 Globe Master at RAAF Base Richmond, past the honour guard from the 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) to his waiting family and friends. (Date taken: 03 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081203adf8114832_010 The Bearer Party carry Lieutenant Michael Fussell off the A41 C-17 Globe Master and RAAF Base Richmond, past the honour guard from the 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) to his waiting family and friends. (Date taken: 03 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081203adf8114832_056 The Bearer Party carry Lieutenant Michael Fussell to the hearse, on completion of the ramp ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 03 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081203raaf8143036_0018 The Bearer Party carry Lieutenant Michael Fussell to the hearse, on completion of the ramp ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 03 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081203raaf8143036_0026 The Bearer Party carry Lieutenant Michael Fussell to the hearse, on completion of the ramp ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 03 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081203raaf8143036_0027 The Bearer Party carry Lieutenant Michael Fussell to the hearse, on completion of the ramp ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 03 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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