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April 14, 2025 15 mins
Andrew reflects on repaying the East Timorese people, and reconnecting with family on his return from service.

Advisory: The people who have "a good mind to" tell you this story would like you to know there is a description of a dead body in this episode. 

Andrew enlisted in the Army in 1995. He was assigned to 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in Holsworthy. The UN International Force East Timor (INTERFET) consisted mainly of Australian Defence Force members, including Andrew, and was deployed to East Timor to assist with the conflict. Andrew arrived in Dili aboard the Jervis Bay, and was met with the devastation that faced the region.


Detailed Music Credits
"All This," "Inexorable," "Consequence," "Dark Fog," "Energising," and "Light Thought var 3 "by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Accoustic Road" " by Music Dog and "Hawaii" " by Dimitry Khlynin HD Studio,


Thanks to Albion Park RSL Sub-Branch and Warilla RSL Sub-Branch for putting us in touch with local Veterans.

Thanks to Veterans NSW for proudly funding this project.

This podcast was created for Shellharbour Snapshots, a podcast by Shellharbour City Museum and was proudly funded by The NSW Government.

To find more Shellharbour stories visit Discover Shellhabour: https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/

(c) Andrew Horne 2023 All Rights Reserved
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