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Fire
support: (above) Gnr Clay Paris, 131 STA Bty, deployed with
the weapon-locating troop to provide early warning from indirect
fire to the Japanese and AMTG camps.
Photo by Cpl Jamie Osbourne
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Memories:
11/28RWAR has been honoured with a new memorial unveiled at
Irwin Barracks. Present at the unveiling were World War II
vets John Treasure, Roy Walsh and Frank Doddemeade, pictured
here with 11/28RWAR RSM Neville Singho and CO Lt-Col David
Thompson.
Photo by Capt Matt Moran
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Commended:
(left) Lt-Col Simon Tuckerman, CO ASTO, presents WO1 David
Smith with a training commander’s commendation for outstanding
achievement.
Photo By Capt Mark Baldock
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Hold
the phone: Lt Nathan Ellis, School of Inf, watches an air strike
during a company attack on an enemy base camp as part of an
exercise conducted during a Supervisor Infantry Operations Platoon
course.
Photo by Cpl Cameron Jamieson |
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Proud
dad: Jonathon McKeown has enlisted in a ceremony officiated
at by his father, WO1 Terry McKeown, RSM 8CER.
Jonathan has enlisted as a rifleman and hopes to match his father’s
23 years of service in the Army. |
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Pipers’
farewell: WO2 John Ferguson (left), Senior Instructor Pipes
and Drums Section, Defence School of Music, is leaving and arranged
to get his team together for a final photo. Pictured are Sgt
Andrew Iverson, instructor P&D Section, Pte Danny Whitehead,
6RAR, Pte Tony So, SUR, Maj Mark Palmer, 5/6RVR, Musn Daniel
Hannan, AAB-N, Sgt Andrew Earnshaw, instructor P&D Section,
and Sgt Andrew Pearson, instructor P&D Section. WO2 Ferguson
said the school always welcomed new arrivals and he paid tribute
to those who were posting out, in particular Sgt Andrew Pearson,
after a year of hard work – nine courses and 74 students. |
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Catching
up: Prime Minister John Howard meets soldiers from the Special
Operations Task Group on Op Slipper during his visit to Afghanistan
on November 21. Mr Howard says he is impressed by the good
heart, professionalism and commitment of the Australian forces
in Afghanistan.
Making his first visit to the country, the PM also met with
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and assured him that Afghanistan
was not alone in its struggle against terrorism. Photo by
Sgt John Carroll
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