Australian Army turns over Camp Lyddiard
A new Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol base in Oruzgan Province that was constructed by Reconstruction Task Force Three (RTF-3) has been left with a lasting Aussie connection.
The Afghan troops now occupying the base and their Dutch counterparts have agreed that Patrol Base Khyber will now carry the local name of Camp Lyddiard, in honour of Sergeant Michael Lyddiard who was seriously wounded b
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Added: May 13 2008 In: middle_east
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Thanks for doing your part Australia. Even though your part did equal absolutely nothing.
Posted May-13-2008 by "1PARA" (B)
i don't agree with that. i got to work with the diggers in tarin kot,oruzgan and they were doing a great job there. granted they don't have as many troops as the brits in country but blame the politicians not the troops.
Posted May-13-2008 by "grunt_oef" (R)
The aussies and the dutch, sounds like a great team to me! ;0)
Posted May-13-2008 by "Who_gives_a_crap" (R)
Tell that to someone in SASR... I'm sure a few of those guys would beg to differ with you.
Posted May-13-2008 by "olemisspatriot" (R)
For some reason I think the "jelly bean" camo is so cool.
Posted May-13-2008 by "olemisspatriot" (R)
You no nothing about it you ignorant ****! Australians have died in Afghanistan because of the USA, we should just leave and the Taliban will come back, American soldiers will die. We are rebuilding Afghanistan and your country is ******* it up.
Posted Oct-24-2008 by "sightzZz" (R)
You no nothing about it you ignorant ****! Australians have died in Afghanistan because of the USA, we should just leave and the Taliban will come back, American soldiers will die. We are rebuilding Afghanistan and your country is ******* it up.
Posted Oct-24-2008 by "sightzZz" (R)