Veteran of the day stories
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Col Lee
Episode 8 Col LeeCol joined the Navy in 1965 at 16 , went to HMAS Leuwin in Perth for a years training.He then left to go to sea. Col spent a small amount of time on HMAS Sydney before it was used as a troop carrier. He was called to join HMAS Hobartt, they were short...
Anthony “Harry” Moffitt
Episode 7 Anthony "Harry" Moffitt Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt recently retired from the Australian Defence Force after almost thirty years, most of which was spent with Australia's elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment as a Team Commander and Team Specialist. He has...
Casey Nixon
Episode 6 Casey NixonStraight out of grade 12 and at age 18, I joined Army as a PTE Soldier. I spent the next 90 days at Kapooka adapting to military life and absolutely loved every minute of it. After my initial training I went to Bandianna VIC for my IET training....
Mark “Henry” Lawson
Episode 5 Mark "Henry" LawsonHear about our latest Veteran of the Day, Mark "Henry" Lawson[fusebox_track_player url="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1363522/7975180-mark-henry-lawson.mp3?blob_id=35733640&download=true" social_linkedin="true" social_email="true"...
Shane Healey
Episode 4 Shane HealeyShane enlisted in the Australian Army in 1995. Between 2004 and 2008 he was a private military contractor in Iraq where he initially trained Iraqi Special Operations police who fought in the second battle of Fallujah which I was also involved in...
Troy Methorst
Episode 2 Troy MethorstSteve Price: Troy Methorst joined the Australian army as an 18 year old and was deployed off shore at the very young age of 19 to East Timor. Troy, thanks for your service. But I guess given your dad was in Vietnam, he didn't have much choice....
Sharon Bown
Episode 3 Sharon Bown Working in East Timor as a Royal Australian Air Force aeromedical evacuation nurse, Sharon narrowly escaped death when the helicopter in which she was travelling crashed in a violent storm. Suffering a severe spinal injury, a shattered jaw and...
Brendan Nikolajew
Episode 2 Brendon Nikolajew RAA Gunner“I joined the Army in 2008 as an RAA Gunner.I was one of 7 Gunners selected as part of a 15 man contingency sent to England in February 2010 to train with the British Airborne Royal Horse Artillery for 7 months and deployed to...