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Caption this: Australian troops in Iraq.
The Australian ^ | May 31, 2005 | unknown

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 ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: aussietroops; australian; iraq; oif; waronterror
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1 posted on 06/02/2005 10:39:05 AM PDT by Random Nonsense
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To: Random Nonsense

You call that a bomb.....NOW, THIS is a bomb!!!!!


2 posted on 06/02/2005 10:40:30 AM PDT by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Random Nonsense

ok where the hell is walk about habib?


3 posted on 06/02/2005 10:40:58 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the Beeber)
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To: Random Nonsense
...and NO POOFTAS!!!
4 posted on 06/02/2005 10:42:58 AM PDT by martin gibson
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To: Random Nonsense
"We have the funniest hats in the coalition..."
5 posted on 06/02/2005 10:43:19 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
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To: Random Nonsense

Where are the Sheila's with the blue robes?


6 posted on 06/02/2005 10:43:48 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Two books, the Koran and Mein Kampf, advocate violence, murder and hate!)
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To: Random Nonsense

I need a towel. Got some food on me hands mate could I use your turban??


7 posted on 06/02/2005 10:44:15 AM PDT by handy old one (It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle)
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To: Random Nonsense

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


8 posted on 06/02/2005 10:44:29 AM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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To: Random Nonsense

The hats are cute but what do I know , I'm just a girl.


9 posted on 06/02/2005 10:44:47 AM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Democrats haven't had a new idea since Karl Marx.)
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To: 2banana
hehe.. yup.. military akubra is wicked.
10 posted on 06/02/2005 10:46:47 AM PDT by Random Nonsense
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Hey mate! Could you help me get this kiwi off me hat?.......


11 posted on 06/02/2005 10:47:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Goooooooogle your own name.............)
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To: RetiredArmy

12 posted on 06/02/2005 10:47:51 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the Beeber)
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To: Random Nonsense

I'll take the officer on the right, please. And 'e can even leave on 'is odd little 'at. :o)


13 posted on 06/02/2005 10:49:02 AM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: Random Nonsense
No caption but thanks for posting. The first time I saw one of those hats was during a visit to Quantico. The soldier was at at ATM machine with his back to our group and when I asked my son where the hat came from his answer was "Australia, I think, we see all sorts of different uniforms here". This photo verifies his answer. LOL.
14 posted on 06/02/2005 10:49:22 AM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghanistan Honor Roll students.And we're unlikely to get a look into this t)
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To: Random Nonsense

Crikey! No Foster's OR Vegamite? Bloody 'ell!


15 posted on 06/02/2005 10:49:32 AM PDT by Feckless
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To: Random Nonsense

Taiga looka this egnitioner, wouldja mate?


16 posted on 06/02/2005 10:49:41 AM PDT by Antoninus (Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
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To: martin gibson

I hear you! They ask!


17 posted on 06/02/2005 10:49:55 AM PDT by 7thOF7th (Righteousness is our cause and justice will prevail!)
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To: Random Nonsense

'ello Bruce!


18 posted on 06/02/2005 10:49:57 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: kellynla
G'day.. thanks for the article. I always consider Australia as the closest US ally right behind the U.K.
19 posted on 06/02/2005 10:52:21 AM PDT by Random Nonsense
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To: Random Nonsense

"Tie me insurgents down, sport,
Tie me insurgents down..."


20 posted on 06/02/2005 10:54:11 AM PDT by LRS
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