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William for Kroon.

Manic Moran · 2009-07-06 10:34:29

http://www.smh.com.au/world/revealed-brave-allied-commander-saves-our-troops-20090613-c6p9.html?page=-1 It seems that a troop has been awarded the Military Order of William (4th Class) for actions in Afghanistan. The last time it was awarded was 1955, only twelve Knights of the order still live. It's not quite the VC/Medal…

06-07-2009 10:34am

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http://www.smh.com.au/world/revealed-brave-allied-commander-saves-our-troops-20090613-c6p9.html?page=-1

It seems that a troop has been awarded the Military Order of William (4th Class) for actions in Afghanistan. The last time it was awarded was 1955, only twelve Knights of the order still live. It's not quite the VC/Medal of Honour, but it's well up there.

Interesting how the Aussie MoD is very quiet about it.

NTM

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#2 06-07-2009 11:51am

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That's bad ass! 30 Meters away!!! Fcuking psycho!!!

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And you will note, the US Air Force did not hit the wrong guys. They get a bad rep, but are generally rather proficient.

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#4 07-07-2009 7:48am

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Manic Moran wrote: »

And you will note, the US Air Force did not hit the wrong guys. They get a bad rep, but are generally rather proficient.

NTM

The media only gets interested when the US make mistakes.

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