Afghanıstan Anzac Day

AFGHANISTAN ANZAC DAYEPA02130881 A HANDOUT İMAGE SUPPLİED BY THE AUSTRALİAN DEFENCE FORCES AND RELEASED ON 25 APRİL 2010 SHOWS AUSTRALİAN DİGGERS MOUN

Afghanıstan Anzac Day

epa02130881 A handout image supplied by the Australian Defence Forcesreleased on 25 April 2010 shows Australian Diggers mounting the catafalque guard as assembled AustralianCoalition Service MenWomen pay their respects at the Dawn Service for ANZAC Day in Tarin Kowt.The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon John Faulkner, today commemorated Anzac Day at a dawn service with Australian troops in Tarin Kowt, Southern Afghanistan. Senator Faulkner was accompanied at the dawn service by the Vice-Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General David Hurley,soldiers from the First Mentoring Task Force currently serving at Tarin Kowt. Following the Dawn Service Senator Faulkner had breakfast with the soldiersparticipated in a traditional game of Two-Up. While in Afghanistan, Senator Faulkner also visited KabulKandahar. In Kabul, Senator Faulkner attended a number of meetings with senior ISAF, NATO,Australian personnel in the area, including the Australian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mr Paul Foleythe Commander of ISAF Joint Command, Lieutenant General David Rodriguez (United States). In Kandahar, he met with Australian Defence Force personnel, including members from the Rotary Wing Groupthe Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) detachment.  EPA/SGT Brent Tero HANDOUT NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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