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Madame Kanyi asks Guy bluntly: 'Is there any place that is free from evil? It is too simple to say that only the Nazis wanted war. These Communists wanted it too. It was the only way in which they could come to power. Many of my people wanted it, to be revenged on the Germans, to hasten the creation of the national state... Even good men thought their private honour would be satisfied by war. They could assert their manhood by killing and being killed. They would accept hardships in recompense for having been selfish and lazy. Danger justified privilege. I knew Italians – not very many perhaps – who felt this. Were there none in England?'
'God forgive me', said Guy. 'I was one of them.'

— Guy Crouchback, Unconditional Surrender, Sword of Honour Trilogy, by Evelyn Waugh

If something looks dumb, smells dumb and tastes dumb, it probably is dumb.

— WO2 Pickett, Drill Wing Sergeant Major (DWSM), RMC-Duntroon

Captain Blackadder: How are you feeling, Darling? Captain Darling: Ahm- not all that good, Blackadder. Rather hoped I'd get through the whole show, go back to work at Pratt and Sons, keep wicket for the Croydon Gentlemen, marry Doris. Made a note in my diary on the way here. Simply says: "Bugger".

— Blackadder Goes Forth

I'll write a profile one day (although this does seem increasingly unlikely).

This user has served in the Australian Army. This user graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon. This user never deployed his reserve parachute. This user is male. This user is an Australian. G'day, mate! en This user is a native speaker of the English language.

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This user has been on Wikipedia for 15 years, 6 months and 13 days. 58,000+ This user has made more than 58,000 contributions to Wikipedia. This user spends WAY too much time on Wikipedia and really needs to get off the computer... after one more edit. This user OPPOSES the Wikipedia SOPA Blackout as it will only be a case of unnecessary soapboxing and disruption to the encyclopedia. This user is a member of the Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific military history task force. This user is a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject.

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I mainly edit military history related articles, and occasionally Australian or cricket articles.

• Australian military history – Military history of Australia, Australian contribution to the Allied Intervention in Russia 1918–19, Military history of Australia during World War I, Military history of Australia during World War II, Military history of Australia during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War, Australian contribution to UNTAC in Cambodia 1992–93, and Rising Sun (badge)
• Wars, campaigns and operations – Australian frontier wars, Operation Claret, INTERFET and Operation Okra
• Battles – Battle of Sungei Koemba, Battle of Babang, Battle of Kindau, Operation Blaze, Naval Battle of the Han River (1951), Battle of Bita Paka, Siege of Toma, Battle of Binh Ba, Operation Bribie, Battle of Coral–Balmoral, Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1940), Battle of Al Rumaythah, Battle of Aidabasalala, Battle of Same, Operation Coburg, Bathurst Rebellion, Battle of the Samichon River, Battle of Long Khanh, Operation Crimp, Battle of Hat Dich, Battle of Gang Toi, First Battle of Maryang San, Operation Perth (2006), Battle of Kapyong, Battle of Suoi Bong Trang, Battle of Suoi Chau Pha, Shah Wali Kot Offensive, Battle of Derapet, Battle of Kakarak, Battle of Chongju (1950), Battle of Kujin, Battle of Pakchon, Battle of Yongju, Battle of Long Tan, Gallipoli Campaign, Battle of Singapore, Bougainville Civil War and Assessment of the Battle of Long Tan.
• Weapons and military equipment – Historical weaponry of the Australian Army, Weaponry of the Australian Army, Yeramba (artillery), F1 grenade (Australia), List of guns and mortars used by the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, Tanks in the Australian Army and Uniforms of the Australian Army.
• Biographies – Charles Hercules Green, Joseph Maria Gordon, Stuart Clarence Graham, Ronald Lawrence Hughes, Oliver David Jackson, Douglas Vincent (general), Stuart Paul Weir, Bruce Alexander McDonald, Robert MacTier, Leslie Maygar, Ray Simpson (VC), James Rogers (VC), Dominic McCarthy, Charles Lloyd (Australian general), William Henderson (general), Joseph Arthur Hamilton Beresford, Samuel Pearse and Victor Stantke.
• Militaries and services – Australian Defence Force, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Australian Army Reserve, History of the Royal Australian Navy and History of the Royal Australian Air Force, Australian Flying Corps, Australian Army during World War II, Battle and theatre honours of the Australian Army and Australian Army during World War I
• Units – Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force, Pacific Islands Regiment, Papuan Infantry Battalion, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th New Guinea Infantry Battalions, New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, Royal Australian Corps of Transport, Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Z Special Unit, 1st Commonwealth Division, Jungle division, Korean Service Corps, NORFORCE, 1st Armoured Regiment (Australia), 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers, Mentoring Task Force One, Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit, Australian Army Public Relations Service, 1st Australian Task Force, Australian Army Veterinary Corps, 2/19th Battalion (Australia), 2/20th Battalion (Australia), 42nd Battalion (Australia), 2/21st Battalion (Australia), Royal Australian Regiment, Special Air Service Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment (Australia), 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia), Airborne forces of Australia, 2nd Commando Regiment (Australia), First Australian Imperial Force, RAAF University Squadrons, Queensland University Squadron, 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, New Guinea Air Warning Wireless, Australian Cycling Corps, II ANZAC (XXII Corps) Mounted Regiment, Mesopotamian Half Flight, New South Wales Contingent, Queensland Citizen Bushmen, and No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron (Australia)
• Orders of battle - Structure of the Australian Army during World War II, Order of battle for the Battle of Long Tan, Order of battle for the Gallipoli Campaign, Order of battle of Australian forces during the Korean War, Order of battle of Australian forces during the Vietnam War, Structure of the Australian Army during World War I, List of Australian Army engineer units in World War I, and Order of battle of the Kokoda Track campaign
• Terminology – Camp follower, and Main Supply Route
• Random – Jamestown Line, Iron Triangle (Korea), List of World War I aces from Australia, Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women, Anti-aircraft defences of Australia during World War II, Department of the Army (Australia), Department of the Navy (Australia), Department of Air (Australia), HMAS Berrima, and Operation Gateway.

These are some of the articles I intend to work on in the future / am currently working on:

• Overview histories – Military history of Australia during the Malayan Emergency and Australian military involvement in peacekeeping
• Wars, campaigns and operations – Operation Solace
• Battles – Battle of Sariwon, Battle of Uijeongbu, Battle of Chuam-ni, Battle of Maehwa-San, Battle of Cocos, Battle of Nui Le and Raid on Salamaua (1942)
• Biographies – William Henderson (general)
• Units – History of the Australian Army, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia) and Papuan Infantry Battalion
• Random –