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CONTACT BLOG SPOT Ian Cavanough

Chapter 47: May I be a little self indulgent?

19/05/201822/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3335 Views 2 Comments NVA, Phuoc Tuy, VC, Vietnam War

Six months ago I decided to put pen to paper, so to speak, to write about my experiences as a

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Are VCs won or awarded – and why are people so passionate about the difference?

28/03/201631/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7935 Views 11 Comments awarded VC, VC, win VC, won VC

In writing stories for public consumption, if you say “Willie Apiata, Ben Roberts-Smith or Mark Donaldson (above) won a VC”,

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Governor-General of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove (second from left), Commander Joint Task Force 633 Rear Admiral Trevor Jones (sixth from left), Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC (fifth from left), Corporal Daniel Keighran VC (seventh from right, rear without hat) and Corporal Mark Donaldson VC (far right), during their visit to the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo by Corporal Matthew Bickerton

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Governor-General and VC recipients visit troops in Iraq

10/08/201521/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4519 Views 0 Comments Governor-General, VC, Victoria Cross

Australia’s Governor-General and all Australia’s living VC recipients visited our troops in Iraq yesterday. His Excellency General the Honourable Sir

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