Posted on 09/12/2006 4:31:10 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
AUSTRALIAN special force soldiers have killed more than 150 Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the fiercest battle involving Diggers since Vietnam.
Six commandos were wounded when they were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during nine days of brutal fighting in southern Afghanistan. A sergeant-major sustained serious leg injuries in the July battle.
Several soldiers will be awarded gallantry medals for their actions.
The Special Forces Task Group used superior weapons and overwhelming airborne fire support from US Spectre gunships to annihilate enemy forces.
The battle was part of Operation Perth, a year-long special forces deployment in Afghanistan.
It happened during search-and-destroy missions in the Chora district, 40km northeast of the Australian base at Tarin Khowt, the capital of Oruzgan province.
The Herald Sun has uncovered previously classified details of Operation Perth.
There have been 11 casualties in three rotations of the taskforce.
Several were seriously wounded.
One commando's jaw was blown off, another was shot in the buttocks, and a Special Air Service Regiment soldier was shot in the stomach.
The round missed vital organs.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
Good going Aussies. You guys did great work with the Mike Forces in the 60's, and; we thank you. I will be thinking of you.
Australia is a great ally to us and a fierce enemy to the terrorists.
I think that Australia would be a good place to spend some tourism dollars when my son is older.
awesome, those muzzies keep coming and they keep dying! At a rapid rate!
Way to Go, Boys!!!
Thanks from all Freedom Loving people!
I like fireworks, it's an American thing.
Good job Diggers and a special thank you to the Spectre air crews.
Ooh! That'd ruin your whole day.
...another was shot in the buttocks...
Is that guy getting a medal? I have this mental image of the award ceremony turning into that scene from "Forrest Gump".
PM Howard: "Australia owes you a debt of gratitude, son. Now I understand you were wounded. Where were you hit?"
...and a Special Air Service Regiment soldier was shot in the stomach.
The round missed vital organs.
...and that man's new nickname is "Mongo".
Excellent!
"Aussie! Aussie! Aussie. Oy! Oy! Oy!"
Thank God for them.
And may He always bless and watch over our First and Best Allies!
Thank You, Dear Lord!
Amen - Brian
<< Australia is a great ally to us and a fierce enemy to the terrorists.
I think that Australia would be a good place to spend some tourism Dollars when my son is older. >>
There is no better place to do so on Planet Earth!
But swing by New Zealand, too.
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