Posted on 06/02/2005 10:39:04 AM PDT by Random Nonsense
Australian troops in Iraq.
(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ...
You call that a bomb.....NOW, THIS is a bomb!!!!!
ok where the hell is walk about habib?
Where are the Sheila's with the blue robes?
I need a towel. Got some food on me hands mate could I use your turban??
I thought you might be interested in this piece of history:
June 2, 1965
First contingent of Australian combat troops arrives
The first contingent of Australian combat troops arrives by plane in Saigon. They joined the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade at Bien Hoa air base. Another contingent of 400 Australian troops would arrive by ship on June 8. These Australian troops became part of the Free World Military Forces, an effort by President Lyndon B. Johnson to enlist other nations to support the American cause in South Vietnam by sending military aid and troops. The level of support was not the primary issue; Johnson wanted to portray international solidarity and consensus for U.S. policies in Southeast Asia and he believed that participation by a number of countries would do that. The effort was also known as the "many flags" program.
The Australian government had first sent a small aviation detachment and an engineer civic action team to Vietnam in 1964. They were increasing their commitment to the war with the deployment of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (RAR). In 1966, the Australians once again increased their troop strength in Vietnam with the formation of the First Australian Task Force, which established its own base of operations near Ba Ria in Phuoc Tuy province. The task force included two infantry battalions, a medium tank squadron, a helicopter squadron, as well as signal, engineer, and other support forces. By 1969, Australian forces in Vietnam totaled an estimated 8,000 personnel.
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=vietnamwar&month=10272958&day=10272967
The hats are cute but what do I know , I'm just a girl.
Hey mate! Could you help me get this kiwi off me hat?.......
I'll take the officer on the right, please. And 'e can even leave on 'is odd little 'at. :o)
Crikey! No Foster's OR Vegamite? Bloody 'ell!
Taiga looka this egnitioner, wouldja mate?
I hear you! They ask!
'ello Bruce!
"Tie me insurgents down, sport,
Tie me insurgents down..."
" B-R-R-R-R, These Iraqi summers remind me of winters in the outback-shoulda brung me longjons."
"Strewth, after sitting around a bush telly for three soddin' weeks staring at jumbucks, it's bonzer to be back! Right now, I'd crack a fat for a stubby, a jilleroo, and a franger. You got a middie for me? Good onya, mate!"
I worked with the Aussies in Nam and between the Aussies and the ROKS from Korea, a Marine could not have a better friend. They sure had pretty nurses too. LOL
And the R&R in Sydney was the BEST!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
"G'day Aladdin. Didja know we Aussies have as many expressions for vomiting as Eskimos do for snow? 'technicolor yawn, chuffing, driving the porcelain bus, talking to the toilet, hurling, tossing one's cookies, ralphing, projectile exclamations' well, you get the point. Now point me to a billabong, mate."
No caption, just prayers for their safety. One other thing, Random, I would put Australia shoulder to shoulder with the Brits. And like the Brits the Aussies have always been there for us. They are both allies that would make any nation proud to have. :>)
I'll take Victoria Bitter anyday :) It's a nice Lager.
Another wicked one is Tooheys, see its commercial here:
Keep talking Mohamed while we give you some "down under thunder"!
I served in Korea with a bunch of ANZAC's and later was in POW camp with some...don't knock these guys as they are some of the best fighters and "Mates" in the world. They are not like the Brits or Canadians, they will stick with you.
"they are some of the best fighters and 'Mates' in the world."
And cute as hell too!
Hey mate, whaddaya say we toss a couple of Al Qaedas on the barbie and wash the scene down with a couple of Fosters.
Got any Vegimite to go with this mate?
XXXX
Cheers.
Is that a didgeridoo in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
And those ROKs are some tough SOB's aren't they? I had a buddy that ended up in the same in-country hospital ward as a group of them when he served a tour over there. He said they wanted to fight so badly that they would beat the crap out of each other just to stay toughened up for when they got out of the hospital.
I questioned how much he had enhanced his story - until the first time I worked with some of them. The ones I dealt with reminded me of an Asian version of the Tasmanian Devil from the Warner Bros. cartoons. Tough as HE77 and would obliterate just about anything that stood in their way...
Regards,
Raven6
I could tell you some stories about the ROK Marines in Nam that you would not believe. LOL
Semper Fi,
Kelly
LOL, crikey, that was perfect!
"Waltzing Matilda..."
I bet them wide brim hats are a life saver in the desert sun.
I'll take the one on the left with the watchful look in his eyes...but, shhhhh, don't tell me 'usband.
Please translate!
This version is by Rolf Harris...
Spoken
( Waltzing Matilda is a song about an Australian Hobo I guess you'd call him. He wanders through the bush land of Australia and he takes all his meagre belongings wrapped up in an old blanket which is strung across his shoulders with an old piece of twine and this is called his swag. Hence the name swagman. Now affectionately or otherwise he refers to his swag as Matilda, its like his only companion as he wanders through the bush tracks he finds himself talking to it as if its a real person. So the term Waltzing Matilda is nothing to do with dancing at all, it means in fact carrying this thing on your back through the long lonely stretches of the Australian bush.
Couple of other terms quickly, pay attention because I will be asking questions afterwards about this, couple of other terms. A billabong is a pool of deep water, a billy is a little tin can they boil the tea in, a jumbuck is a sheep, err tucker bag is a bag for carrying tucker, food bag tucker is food sort of like a knapsack. What else the squatter is the big land owner, that's enough lets get on with the song.)
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Then down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Then down came the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred
Down came the troopers one two three
Right-o where's that jolly jumbuck that you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Right-o where's that jolly jumbuck that you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
So up jumped the swagman and he sprang into that billabong
You'll never take me alive said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a-waltz ....
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
I didn't knock anyone dude. I was in Nam also. Get a life.
Arpege92:
Well I didn't see them that way but I will iterate that they were loyal to the core and I will be In NZ in September and I will convey your thoughts to them. G'Day.
Nice story behind the song. Thanks for explaining it.
Next time try Boag's Premium. I believe it's brewed in Tasmania but available most places on the mainland.
What's your freaking problem...Nobody is accusing "you" of knocking anyone...that was a general comment. Get a life?
Why do you have to be insulting? I have a life and it's a good one .
"Strewth, after sitting around a bush telly for three soddin' weeks staring at jumbucks, it's bonzer to be back! Right now, I'd crack a fat for a stubby, a jilleroo, and a franger. You got a middie for me? Good onya, mate!"
could be interpreted as...
"Golly, after sitting around a desert campfire with nothing to look at but sheep, it's really great to be back! I'd like nothing better than a short beer, a girl, and some protection right now. You have a regular beer for me? You're a great friend!!"
:-)
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