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THE NATIONAL SERVICE MEMORIAL AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IN CANBERRA WILL BE DEDICATED ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010. The National Council of the National Servicemen's Association of Australia Incorporated and the Council of the Australian War Memorial have approved a fountain set in its own precinct on the Eastern side of the main entrance to the Australian War Memorial. Work began just after ANZAC Day 2009 and will be completed before ANZAC Day 2010. The National Servicemen's Association

DEFENCE NEWS: ''I am not a coward and I would be prepared to fight for my country, but I am taking a political stand because this is not our war, we are just following the Americans. I am prepared to die to defend my country but not to protect the United States oil lines.'' - Leading Seaman Terry Jones, member of the crew of HMAS Adelaide, after he left the ship in Perth before its departure for the Gulf on August 23, 1990. After going AWOL and making a public statement he was court-martialled and convicted. (Link fixed)

'ARMY' THE SOLDIERS' NEWSPAPER - 2 SEPTEMBER EDITION
Your fortnightly online copy of Army, the soldiers’ newspaper, is now available.
• NATION IN MOURNING: Full coverage of the funeral of Tpr Jason Brown held in Sydney on August 26 and the loss of Ptes Grant Kirby and Tomas Dale and LCpl Jared MacKinney. • PAKISTAN ASSIST: Emergency assistance from Australia has arrived in Pakistan with the first medical teams on August 24. • FAREWELL TO TROOPS: More than 1400 deploying soldiers, sailors and airmen were farewelled on parade at Robertson Barracks on August 20. Members of 1 Bde will deploy on operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and East Timor. • TOP SPOT: Army regained its title as snowsports champions at the interservice titles held at Mt Hotham from August 2-6.

PTSD: Surviving war and making it home safely is only part of the battle. Many soldiers arrive home and face a struggle with traumatic stress. "He returned to Australia feeling ''10 foot tall and bullet-proof'' but the cumulative shocks sent him into meltdown: he would break down in tears, have panic attacks and nightmares, and his wife Shona and four children would find themselves on the end of his tirades."

ASLT PNR: MAD MICK MCGUIRE "VETERAN WAS ‘SPRAYED AND BETRAYED’" The Tweed Shire Echo - Luis Feliu 6 August 2010

VETERANS WARNED OF POTENTIAL SCAMS Veterans have been targeted by scam-artists claiming to represent the Australian Government, Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Mr Ian Campbell said today. Mr Campbell said the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) had been made aware of several approaches to members of the veteran community asking for personal information in exchange for new government services such as free electricity or pension benefits. In some cases these people posed as officers from DVA. “These ‘offers’ are false and my Department is investigating these incidents,” he said.

DEFENCE NEWS: DIGGERS MAY BE CHARGED OVER DEATHS!
AUSTRALIA'S top military prosecutor wants to lay criminal charges against a group of Defence Force commandos over the deaths of five children in Afghanistan last year. In an unprecedented move that has angered some senior military officers, Brigadier Lyn McDade has told the army she is preparing to lay charges in connection with a deadly raid involving Australian troops near the village of Surkh Morghab in Oruzgan province. ADF commandos may be charged