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Fred Sharon - Homecoming (Oral history)

Fred Sharon - Tarakan (Video)

Fred Sharon was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He participated in the first landings in Borneo at Tarakan. He went ashore as part of the RAAF’s ground troops sent in to support…

Fred Sharon - Homecoming (Video)

Frederick 'Fred' Sharon enlisted in the RAAF on 11 March 1944 at 18 years of age

Gail MacDonell, Families of Veterans (Video)

Gail married a recently returned Vietnam Veteran who many years later was hospitalised by post-traumatic stress disorder. Frustrated by a lack of recognition of what she had found to be a common…

Gary Beck (Royal Australian Air Force), Bomber Pilot (Video)

Gary Beck flew Canberra bombers with the Royal Australian Airforce in Vietnam. They flew low-level missions that required accurate flying.

Gary McKay (Australian Army), Combat (Video)

Gary McKay went to Vietnam as a national serviceman and commanded an infantry platoon. He saw battle first hand.

Gary Oakley - A Gundungurra man joins the Navy (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - HMAS Sydney (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - The danger of Chinook helicopters (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - The smell of Av Gas and protecting the ship (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Basic sleeping arrangements (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - People on edge (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Michael Thwaites: The Jervis Bay (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Unloading HMAS Sydney (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Target practice (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Living in the past (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Sea time and training (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Culture shock (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Instructors and educators (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Transfer to submarines (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Submariners: Friends for life (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - The bonds that tie (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Refusing to go to sea (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - How a submarine works (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Submarine battery power (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Pent up emotion (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Cultural differences (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Indigenous affairs (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Cultural diversity issues in the ADF (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - A long way to go (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - The ADF and tribal links (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Ramage - Photographer (Video)

Gary Ramage is a photographer and video journalist. He was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia with his parents and siblings in 1975.

Geoff Hazel - Vietnam (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Hazel - Cyprus/ East Timor (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Hazel - Mozambique (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Chapman - World War II veteran (Video)

Geoff Chapman joined the Australian Army in March 1943 at Unley Park, South Australia.

Glen Ferrarotto - Joining the ADF (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - An aviation background (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - A RAEME mechanic (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Rifle Company Butterworth (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - SOCOM to Kuwait (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - 9/11 (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Little understanding (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Service (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - "You're going into Afghanistan" (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Tarin Kowt (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Maximus (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Camp Russell (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - A second deployment (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.

Glen Ferrarotto - Outside the wire (Video)

Glen Ferrarotto joined the regular Australian Army in 1998 after a short stint in the Army Reserves and university.
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