Photos: Aussies Troops ("Good on 'ya, mate!")

The Sydney Morning Herald ^ | Sunday, 06 April 2003

[yankeedame]

An Australian clearance diver, Leading Seaman Jason (surname withheld) on watch patrol at Umm Qasr

Lock and load ... Chief Petty Officer Mark, Leading Seaman Shaun and Petty Officer Billy (surnames withheld) keep the guns on board the HMAS Kanimbla at full strength

Ready and willing ... the flight deck crew of the HMAS Kanimbla, which is patrolling the Gulf, await orders

An Australian sub lieutenant on patrol watch at the port of Umm Qasr during Operation Falconer

Wing Commander Alan (left) and Lieutenant Colonel Phil (surnames withheld) read letters from their children at a military base in Qatar

Nerves of steel ... Corporal Barry (surname withheld) examines sea mines on board a captured Iraqi vessel, near Umm Qasr

A crew member from the landing craft attached to HMAS Kanimbla takes a breather

[Nagual]

Good job mate!

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you to our troops and all our allies. Good shots of the Aussies yankeedame. G'day mates!

[Becki]

Aussies Rule!!

Becki

[DED]

One Aussie serviceman has more guts than all of France!
(and an Australian cockroach has more backbone than Jacques Chirac)

[BossLady]

Awesome Aussie Bump!!!!!!!

[McGavin999]

Good to see the Aussies with us. These guys are great and I know that our guys have a lot of respect for them.

[TC Rider]

Great shots

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Aussies are doing a great job!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[jellybean]

Thought you might like to see these!

[gcruse]

A down under bump

[SevenofNine]

Good day mates

ALRIGHT rack Aussies I hear they lay smackdown on of Batah Party HQ in Southern Iraq COOL

[F16Fighter]

Great -- I've started to whistle the 'Bridge On The River Kwai' theme...

[dozer7]

"(and an Australian cockroach has more backbone than Jacques Chirac)"

cockroaches have backbones?

[AnAmericanMother]

Advance Australia Fair!

Corporal Barry in particular looks like a good man to have at your back in a bar fight.

Love those diggers . . .

[antaresequity]

Why do you think their M4's are supressed?

Seems odd....unless they are special ops snatch and grab...supressors reduce down range energy...

[Steven W.]

Aussies can be proud

[judicial meanz]

Australia is always there for us, just like Great Britain. They never get the publicity for it either, which is a shame. over the years, I have worked with them a lot, and hold them in the greatest respect.

( note: dont EVER challenge them to a drinking contest. You will lose big time!)

[LibKill]

Britain and Australia.

We won't forget. You stood by us in battle.

[LibKill]

Nerves of steel ... Corporal Barry (surname withheld) examines sea mines on board a captured Iraqi vessel, near Umm Qasr

Nerves of steel indeed!

I don't know how he does it. I would much rather be in a knife-fight.