This is what happens when you send young men and women into a conflict which has nothing to do with their service, the defense of Australia. They come home, not properly debriefed back into civilian life, and end up spending their days thinking "WTF was that all about?" Very sad and a real cost of war.
[news.com.au]
A quote from another article re SAS in Afghanistan
"....Chief of the Australian Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, announced that the Meritorious Unit Citation, which had been bestowed collectively upon all special forces soldiers who served in Afghanistan, would be revoked. This stripped the award from some 3,000 soldiers, some of whom had died in action – even though the Brereton report had only made adverse findings against 25 unnamed soldiers.
This action, in effect, branded all 3,000 soldiers who served in Afghanistan as murderers. The Taliban – not noted for their adherence to the Geneva Convention – were quick to pick up on this, describing the Australian armed forces as “savage degenerate invaders.”
General Campbell had been the commander of Australia’s troops in Afghanistan in 2011-2012 and had received a Distinguished Service Cross for his efforts. Campbell did not, of course, consider revoking his own award."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.At least it is now talked about & publicised albeit by a war mongering press.
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