Tribute Thread

[Feuer Frei!]

I thought it might be nice if we had a thread where people could post a name and a brief description of a loved one or friend who has left us.
We live on for them and we are the ones responsible for seeing that their memories live on.
I thought that this thread could also include any famous people, so that we can have just one thread where we can remember them and pay our respects.

[Platapus]

Gives me an excuse to repost this. :salute:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=155122&highlight=harvey+Mcgeorge

[krashkart]

Danny, wish you could have been here to share the past thirty-odd years. Your big bro is doing okay. Sleep tight kiddo, I'll be joining you in sixty years or so (if I make it that far). :salute:

[nikimcbee]

I've save mine for March 17th

[Jimbuna]

In loving memory of my father James Cook Musgrove 10/9/23-7/12/09

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=158963&highlight=farewell+my+friend

[Feuer Frei!]

I'd like to contribute to this and post an honour roll for the Australians who have lost their lives in Afghanistan thus far:

Sapper Jamie Larcombe
Killed in Action February 19, 2011 - aged 21
Sapper Jamie Larcombe, a South Australian from a Darwin regiment was killed, along with an Afgan interpreter, during an unpartnered patrol in an area to the south-east of patrol base Wali.



Corporal Richard Atkinson
Killed in action, February 2, 2011 - aged 22
Cpl Richard Atkinson from the Darwin-based First Combat Engineer regiment was killed by IED in Tarin Kowt during foot patrol, another soldier from same regiment seriously wounded.


Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney
Killed in action, August 24, 2010 - aged 28
Jared MacKinney was killed in action following an intense firefight with Taliban insurgents. He was an experienced soldier on his fourth operational deployment and his second tour of Afghanistan.


Private Grant Kirby
Killed in action on August 20, 2010 - aged 35
Pte Kirby, from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, was killed along with Pte Tomas Dale, when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated while they were on patrol in Afghanistan's Baluchi Valley.


Private Tomas Dale
Killed in action on August 20, 2010 - aged 21
Pte Dale, from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, was killed along with Pte Grant Kirby, when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated while they were on patrol in Afghanistan's Baluchi Valley.


Trooper Jason Brown
Killed in action on August 13, 2010 - age 29.
Born in Sydney in 1981, Trooper Brown was serving with the Special Air Service Regiment when he was killed during contact with Taliban insurgents.


Private Nathan Bewes
Killed in action on July 9, 2010 - aged 23

Raised in Murwillumbah, NSW, Pte Bews was killed and another soldier wounded following an Improvised Explosive Device attack in Afghanistan's Chora Valley region.

Private Benjamin Adam Chuck
Killed in action on June 21, 2010 - aged 27
Queensland-born Pte Benjamin Adam Chuck was one of the three Australian soldiers killed in a helicopter crash. He died on his third tour of Afghanistan.



Private Scott Travis Palmer
Killed in action on June 21, 2010 - aged 27
PTE Palmer was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he was killed in a helicopter crash.
PTE Palmer was a decorated soldier with service medals from several campaigns.


Private Timothy James Aplin
Killed in action on June 21, 2010 - aged 38
Sydney-based Private Timothy James Aplin was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he lost his life in a helicopter crash.
PTE Aplin enlisted in the Australian Army Reserves on February 4, 1992.


Sapper Darren James Smith, 2ND CER
Killed in action on June 7, 2010 - aged 26
Sapper Darren James Smith was and bomb-detection dog Herbie were killed instantly when a roadside bomb detonated in Mirabad valley.
In a statement from his wife Angela: "Darren was a very loving husband and father, an absolutely remarkable human being."


Sapper Jacob Moerland, 2nd CER
Killed in action on June 7, 2010 - aged 21
Cairns Sapper Jacob Moerland died as a result of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated. This was was the same bomb that killed Sapper Smith.
He died during medivac to a field hospital in Tarin Kowt soon after.


Private Benjamin Ranaudo
Killed in action on July 18, 2009 - aged 22
Melbourne-born Private Benjamin Ranaudo was killed in a roadside bomb blast while on foot patrol in the Baluchi Valley.
According to Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston: "Private Benjamin Ranaudo was a professional soldier who served enthusiastically and with distinction."


Sergeant Brett Till
Killed in action on March 19, 2009 - aged 31
Sydney SAS sergeant Brett Till was a highly-respected Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the Incident Response Regiment in Holsworthy, New South Wales.
He was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was trying to disarm it.


Corporal Mathew Hopkins
Killed in action on March 16 2009 - aged 21
Corporal Hopkins was serving with the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan when he was killed by gunfire when his patrol was attacked by 20 Taliban insurgents.
His mates in the 7th Battalion described him as a very professional soldier, but always a bit of a larrikin having a joke when the chips were down.


Private Gregory Michael Sher
Killed in action January 4, 2009 - aged 30
Private Sher, from the 1st Commando Regiment, was killed when a Taliban rocket attack on an Afghan army base hit his compound.
According to statement released by the family: "Greg was much admired by his Army colleagues and was seen as a quiet achiever who always got the job done. His mates have described him as the best operator they have ever known."


Rifleman Stuart Nash, British 1st Batallion
Killed in action on 17 December 2008 - aged 21
Rifleman Stuart Nash was an Australian fighting with the British forces. He died after being wounded in December 2008 while providing covering fire from a rooftop during a gun battle in Zarghun Kalay, Helmand province

Lieutenant Michael Fussell
Killed in action on November 27, 2008 - aged 25
Lieutenant Michael Fussell was killed on foot patrol. Two other soldiers were injured in the same roadside bomb blast.
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd released a statement praising LT Fussell's bravery: "I've said before that there is no higher call for any person than to wear the uniform of Australia. And today we are tragically reminded of the risks that come, the terrible risks that come with that calling."



Signaller Sean McCarthy
Killed in action on July 8, 2008 - aged 25
SAS Signaller Sean McCarthy was killed by roadside bomb. He was mourned as a "top bloke" who loved a laugh.


Lance Corporal Jason Marks
Killed in action on April 27, 2008 - aged 27

Jason Marks, from the 4th Royal Australian Regiment (Commando), was killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
His wife said he had always dreamed of being a commando and was proud to serve.


Private Luke Worsley
Killed in action on November 23, 2007 - aged 26
Commando Luke Worsley was killed in a fire fight with insurgents at a "bomb factory".
Mourners at his funeral were told he died saving the lives of his mates.


Sergeant Matthew Locke
Killed in action on October 25, 2007 - aged 33

Special Air Service sergeant Matthew Locke was shot in the chest during a gun battle with insurgents.
Sgt Locke was remembered as a "genuine hero" and had been honoured for his bravery.


Trooper David Pearce
Killed in action on October 8, 2007 - aged 41
Trooper David Pearce was killed in a roadside bomb attack that seriously wounded another soldier.
The father of two had only been in the armed forces for two months.


Sergeant Andrew Russell
Killed in action on February 16, 2002 - aged 33
SAS sergeant Andrew Russell was killed when his vehicle struck a landmine.
Sgt Russell was badly wounded in the blast and died in a US military hospital.


LEST WE FORGET.