Heston Russell: Duty Beyond the Battlefield

Heston Russell’s career had to be private. As a special forces soldier, few could know what he was doing and where he was going. But that all changed when he found his platoon leading the media headlines. The ABC published reports saying the platoon he led had been involved in shooting and killing unarmed Afghan civilians, breaking the rules of war. Heston sued the ABC for defamation. Here, Heston chats about growing up in Brisbane, his 16 years in the military, and building a values-based life.