Australia’s soldiers won praise for their skills from the Boer War to Vietnam but now their exclusion from frontline conflicts has left many “ashamed of wearing their uniform”, a senior army official said.
The nation’s much vaunted reputation for battlefield courage has been cast into doubt by its own army officers, who have complained that troops are being deliberately kept out of combat roles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read It Here
(RG) The Australian Army are like the rest of our Armies, they do what the politicians tell them. I do not doubt the courage of the diggers they are a tough bunch of men, they would be you can trace them way back to the Prisons of England before they were deported. They have no need to be ashamed, I would rather a digger watch my back any day as opposed to a cowardly politician British or Australian. I salute you all and thanks for your service and sacrifice.
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
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