The Story Of Two Aussie Vietnam Vets Who Are

[AuzeeSheila]

Clearing land mines in Cambodia. Just saw a documentary on how they started and was interested to see that Minelab sells them detectors at cost price. They are raising funds to buy more detectors, to give to the people, one by one. Each one has the name of a soldier engraved on it along with the date of his death due to a land mine.


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Sheila.

 

[Micheal_R]

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[david(tx)]

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[Ron J]

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[Royal]

have never understood the bravery of the men and women that defuse bombs. Now way could I do it. They wear protection but their hands are not protected at all. Not for me!!

Thank you for posting this and I recommend it to everyone!!

 

[AuzeeSheila]

Met in the psychiatric ward of a hospital, during treatment for long personal battles with the demons from the war. They see it as 'giving back' to the people of Cambodia. They raise money here by holding 'chook (chicken) raffles in the pubs and biker bars. As soon as they have enough for the next trip over there, and a few more detectors, they go back. They also support an orphanage for children who have lost limbs to the mines. They have trained the wife of one the villagers to detect for the mines too. It will be a never ending task, I'm afraid.
Sheila.

 

[Rob/Windsor Ont.]

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[Rob/Windsor Ont.]

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