Special Episode- Voices of Veterans on ANZAC Day 2020 - a podcast by Ben Pronk, DSC & Tim Curtis

from 2020-04-25T01:00

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This ANZAC Day is unlike any other. In this special episode a collection of Australian veterans offer their perspective and reflections on service and ANZAC Day.


Lest we forget.


 


Intelligence Summary (INTSUM)


  •  01:00- The ANZAC Dedication: "They have not died in vain....."

  •  02:06- Introduction and context by Ben and Tim

  •  05:00- Colonel Matt .... former Army mechanic, SAS soldier, SAS officer and Commando Regiment Commanding Officer

  •  09:00- Mark Wales ..... former SAS Troop Commander 

  •  11:30- Monika Georgieva ..... former Infantry Platoon Commander

  •  13:29- Matt Cross ..... former Infantry Officer

  •  15:50- Poem .....  "Old Soldiers Never Die" by George Mansford ... recited by Rob Redenbach

  •  17:40- Ben Pronk ..... former SAS Commanding Officer

  •  23:00- Col Busby ….. former SAS Regimental Sergeant Major

  •  28:00- Peter Tinley …. Former SAS Operations Officer and Squadron Commander

  •  33:00- Andrew Hastie …. Former SAS Troop Commander

  •  37:20- Luke Gosling ….. Former Infantry Officer

  •  42:20- Vince Connelly …. Former Infantry Officer

  •  46:00- Phil Hayes St Clair …. How Army life shaped Phil

  •  47:20- Viv Blycha …  Logistics Officer

  •  51:10- Cameron Smith …. Former Commando Troop Commander

  •  54:00- Bruce McLennan … Former SAS Squadron Sergeant Major

  •  59:10- Tim Curtis ….. Former SAS Squadron Commander

  •  1:03:00- Daniel Jackson …. Former Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver

  •  1:08:52- Ian Young ….. Former SAS Squadron Commander

  •  1:09:00- Lachlan Burg …. Former Artillery Officer

  •  1:13:25- Sarah Watson …. Former Intelligence Officer

  •  1:16:00- Simon Hawken …. Former Infantry Senior Non-Commissioned Officer

  •  1:19:34- Final Comments from Ben and Tim ... and introducing the Ode

  •  1:20:00- The Ode… read by Col Busby (ex SAS Regimental Sergeant Major)

  •  1:21:45- The SAS Roll of Honour … read by Col Busby (ex SAS Regimental Sergeant Major)


 


Music


'Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)' … played by the SAS Band ‘Tongue Charge’ ... played live in Afghanistan (with backing vocals by Angry Anderson)


 


 


 

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