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Wounded digger fought on for two days
Daily Telegraph (Sydney) ^ | 22nd March 2010

Posted on 03/21/2010 3:24:02 PM PDT by naturalman1975

A WOUNDED Australian soldier continued fighting in southern Afghanistan for two days before he sought help - because he did not want to let his mates down.

Defence said yesterday the latest casualties occurred last Tuesday when a roadside bomb was detonated by Taliban insurgents.

The soldier, who sustained back injuries, was one of six Australian soldiers hurt while travelling in a Bushmaster military vehicle in the Chora Valley, in southern Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bravery; digger; frwn; hero; taliban; woundedwarrior

1 posted on 03/21/2010 3:24:02 PM PDT by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975

Soldiers don’t get hurt, they get wounded. Little girls hurt their knees.


2 posted on 03/21/2010 3:31:35 PM PDT by central_va ( http://www.15thvirginia.org)
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To: naturalman1975

Oh, kudos to the Australians!


3 posted on 03/21/2010 3:32:47 PM PDT by central_va ( http://www.15thvirginia.org)
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To: central_va

Danm right. Some of them still got a pair!


4 posted on 03/21/2010 3:34:06 PM PDT by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: naturalman1975; Clive; girlangler; fanfan; DirtyHarryY2K; Tribune7; manic4organic; U S Army EOD; ...
FR WAR NEWS!
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please FReepmail Sandrat.

WARNING: FRWN can be an EXTREMELY HIGH-VOLUME PING LIST!!

5 posted on 03/21/2010 3:39:11 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: naturalman1975




He would not let his cobbers down.

6 posted on 03/21/2010 3:41:08 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: naturalman1975

From a couple years ago I’ll post this link again. It is awesome.

http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/10/25/a-music-video-the-dixie-chicks-would-hate/


7 posted on 03/21/2010 3:46:50 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Better to be a smart ass than a dumb ass.)
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To: naturalman1975

And Stupak sold out the lives of the unborn for a big lie.


8 posted on 03/21/2010 4:06:42 PM PDT by Carley (Are you better off now than one year ago? HELL NO!!!!!)
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