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Old 12-11-2008, 10:49 PM
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Thought this might be a good thread for articles and anecdotes to inspire us all. I'll start with an article in today's newspaper where I live about a Taliban attack on a US convoy in Afghanistan which had some Australian SAS soldiers in it. PDFs attached (with a cool photo on the second page of the second PDF).
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While not a hero in the true sense of the word, he is in our extended family. My son, a Twilighter from the early days, returned from his tour in Afghanistan safely. He arrived Manhattan Kansas two days ago and is currently enroute to be with his family.

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I am glad he made it back safe and well.

Cheers!

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Glad to hear your son is safe and home for the holidays. Please give him my thanks for his service.
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It has been announced today that Trooper Mark Donaldson, SASR, Australian Army (the soldier mentioned in that second PDF I attached at the start of this thread) has been awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. The Victoria Cross is the highest military award for bravery in the British, Australian and New Zealand militaries (the equivalent of the Medal of Honour in the USA) and this is the first Australian Victoria Cross awarded in the last 40 years.
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Nice to hear your son is safe

I also take the opportunity of this thread to express how impress I have been by the US civil pilot who landed his airbus on a river, saving 150 passengers. I'm not sure he is entirely a hero but he is the kind of master pilot we all which to have when traveling by plane (I guess he is some kind of hero, then)

I know, this was supposed to be on military but good news on TV are rare enough to be noted.
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It has been announced today that Trooper Mark Donaldson, SASR, Australian Army (the soldier mentioned in that second PDF I attached at the start of this thread) has been awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. The Victoria Cross is the highest military award for bravery in the British, Australian and New Zealand militaries (the equivalent of the Medal of Honour in the USA) and this is the first Australian Victoria Cross awarded in the last 40 years.
Way to go Digger. I worked with RAR in '69. Good guys, and guttsy. Well deserved too.

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It has been announced today that Trooper Mark Donaldson, SASR, Australian Army (the soldier mentioned in that second PDF I attached at the start of this thread) has been awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. The Victoria Cross is the highest military award for bravery in the British, Australian and New Zealand militaries (the equivalent of the Medal of Honour in the USA) and this is the first Australian Victoria Cross awarded in the last 40 years.
You forgot the Canadians
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