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Peacekeeping - Mates
The ties that bind Peacekeepers 'Operation Stabilise', 1 October 1999


Some call it our 'sense of fair play'. You can see it in how we deal with others and how we look after our mates.

MATESHIP


It is forged in training, toughened in service, and put in practice in places like East Timor and Bougainville.


Armoured Personnel Carrier

Private Craig Thrupp

PRIVATE CRAIG THRUPP, INTERFET, EAST TIMOR

 
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Private Nathan MacKenzie

PRIVATE NATHAN MACKENZIE, BOUGAINVILLE

 
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FAIRPLAY


A sense of fairplay is a natural extension of our notions of mateship.


As the last of Indonesia's military prepared to leave East Timor for the final time two men from opposite sides of the fence found time to say a dignified farewell to each other.

Artificer Sergeant Major Michael Needham

ARTIFICER SERGEANT MAJOR MICHAEL NEEDHAM, BOUGAINVILLE

 
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George Gittoes, Film Maker #& Painter

GEORGE GITTOES, FILM MAKER & PAINTER

 
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