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Open Letter from Keith Payne VC (Post)
COVID-19 Veteran Fundraising Response Today we are all impacted by COVID-19. We must look out for each other, making sure our neighbours and families are OK. We need to keep our children occup ...
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Keith Payne VC – The Man, the Legend. (Post)
On 24 February 1969 he was appointed to the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam. In May that year he was commanding the 212th Company of the 1st Mobile Strike Force Battalion when it was attac ...
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TO OUR RESERVE FORCES – AUSTRALIA SAYS THANK YOU (Post)
Media Released: Tuesday, 30 June 2020 TOMORROW the nation marks Reserve Forces Day, and all Australians are encouraged to recognise the vital role of our Navy, Army and Air Force Reserv ...
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Commemorating the Battle of Lone Pine - 6 August (Post)
Press Release - Wednesday 5 August 2020 TOMORROW marks the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli in Turkey, one of the most intense battles in our ANZAC history during the F ...
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In Flanders Fields (Post)
One of the most well-known poems about war, In Flanders Fields was first published in December 1915. It was written by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae during the First World War. Th ...
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Battle of the Coral Sea (Post)
The sea battle which most influenced the war in Papua was the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought on 5-8 May 1942, two months before the Japanese landed there... The Battle of the Coral Sea resulte ...
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Ode of Remembrance (Post)
As Remembrance Day fast approaches, we reflect on the sacrifices made by our veterans. They have given so much to protect our freedoms and way of life. We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude. On ...
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ALL ABOUT MEDALS (Post)
There are hundreds of medals issued to military, police, emergency services and civilians. Each Award is governed by strict protocols which protect the integrity of Australia's Honours an ...
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The 70th anniversary of the Korean War (Post)
The 70th anniversary of the act that precipitated the Korean War falls on 25 June 2020. On that day in 1950, seven infantry divisions, an armoured brigade and several independent regiments of the D ...
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75 Day Countdown to Victory in the Pacific (Post)
Today marks the 75 day countdown to when Australia will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 15 August – also known as Victory in the Pacific Day. Minister fo ...
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The Anzac march we did not have will be the one we always remember. (Post)
COVID-19 restrictions have put a hold on our Anzac Day traditions. Community dawn services and marches cannot proceed, and our veteran fundraisers are missing from the streets. This is a big blow ...
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The Rising Sun Collection (Page)
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