Forgotten heroes - Reconciliation SA

Forgotten heroes : Honouring the Service and Sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples South Australian Education Pack FOREWORD. I was sitting in my seat on the plane just thinking about home and why I had to leave home. Yet I was very glad I had joined the Army because my grandfather was in the First World War. My two uncles Reg and Tom were in the Second World War and Tom was in Korea and Malaya as well and I thought I might as well join the Army too. And now I was in 5 RAR on . my way to Vietnam. Frank Clarke, Vietnam Veteran I was standing in line in my socks and jocks along with the other National Servicemen who had been called up into the Australian Army waiting for my medical at Murray Bridge. When it was my turn Dr Heddle said, Do you want to go any further? I asked, What do you mean? . He replied, You are Aboriginal. I can exempt you and you can go home. I said, The marble . didn't differentiate, so I will keep going. Les Kropinyeri, Vietnam Veteran In the Army in Vietnam we were all part of the green machine.

Forgotten heroes: Honouring the Service and Sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples South Australian Education Pack

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