Hervey Bay Gossip

Last week the Gossip reported on an attack on Australian Soldiers in Southern Iraq and you can read the story by following the link.

Today The Sunday Mail publishes a further report on that engagement that shows clearly that our troops are well trained to handle the battlefield environment. It also shows that we should be proud of our soldiers as they seek to protect the lives of innocent civilians who may be caught up in any action.

You can read the full story from The Sunday Mail here and you should read it because it’s interesting to see how disciplined and professional our soldiers are under fire but here are several telling quotes from the report.

“The Australians fought with a standard suite of weapons, including the Steyr rifle, light weapons and machine guns. But they held off using heavy weapons or the rockets of the F-16s.

“They withdrew in a very disciplined way. They put themselves at risk to ensure the safety of civilians. The courage they displayed was quite significant,” Lt-Col. Mahy said.

“It was an urban environment, in town, with the potential to cause injury to civilians. The soldiers were very, very careful with their fire.”

“Even though they were co-ordinated and they were able to deliver a lot of firepower, I haven’t had to put a single Band-Aid on any of the people involved in the action …

“It was certainly co-ordinated – but co-ordinated in a particularly Arab way.”

 

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