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Old 23-01-11, 05:06 PM
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Bloody oath, but I wish I had been at that presentation. Good on yer, WA
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Great photo at this link.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12261427
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Just as a matter of curiosity, Is there anybody else on this forum who , like me, was soldiering in WA when the SAS were formed at Swanbourne in 1958.
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Not me That was quite a while before I was born! LOL

Here's a report about the VC investiture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olw-nEaXidw

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Hi Mick

Another great posting, yes a great honour and some thing for all Australians to be proud of, I'm glad he's on our side !!

This man is a true hero and yet another great example of the Aussie fighting spirit.

Lets hope that the full story of his action will now come out to inspire future generations. It also brings further credit to our SAS.

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Citation:

VICTORIA CROSS FOR AUSTRALIA (VC)

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Corporal Benjamin ROBERTS-SMITH MG, WA

For the most conspicuous gallantry and daring in the face of the enemy while in circumstances of extreme peril as a Patrol Second-in-Command, Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER.

Demonstrating extreme devotion to duty and the most conspicuous gallantry in action in the face of a very determined and aggressive enemy and with total disregard for his own safety, Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith initiated an assault against an elevated fortification consisting of three enemy machine gun positions and superior numbers of heavily armed insurgents. With members of his patrol pinned down by the three enemy machine gun positions, he knowingly and willingly exposed his position in order to draw fire away from his team mates and enabled them to apply fire against the enemy. Fighting at ranges as close as 20 metres, he seized the advantage and, demonstrating extreme devotion to duty and the most conspicuous gallantry and with total disregard for his own safety, Corporal Roberts-Smith stormed two enemy machine gun positions killing both machine gun teams. His selfless actions in circumstances of great peril served to enable his patrol to break into the enemy’s defences and to regain the initiative, thereby resulting in a tactical victory against an enemy more than three times the size of the ground force.
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The man has twin daughters. Let's see if his nerve is still holding out in 15 years...

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