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  • Fallen soldier farewelled in Brisbane
    A funeral is being held in Brisbane for 35-year-old Grant Kirby who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan....Photo iconVideo icon
    Friday 3 September 2010
  • An Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan will be farewelled at a funeral in Brisbane this morning. Thirty-five-year-old Private Grant Kirby was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on patrol in the Baluchi Valley. For more than 80 years, Legacy Australia has been helping out ...Photo iconAudio icon
    Friday 3 September 2010
  • Brisbane farewells three diggers
    Private Tomas Dale, Private Grant Kirby and Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney have been farewelled at a military ceremony after their combat deaths in Afghanistan....Photo iconVideo icon
    Wednesday 1 September 2010
  • Family members of Private Grant Kirby are escorted to their seats by the Acting Commanding Officer of 6RAR, Major Bill Shepherd, for the 6RAR Memorial Service for its three fallen soldiers.
    Family members of Private Grant Kirby are escorted to their seats by the Acting Commanding Officer of 6RAR, Major Bill Shepherd, for the 6RAR Memorial Service for its three fallen soldiers....Photo icon
    Wednesday 1 September 2010
  • US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the seven year US combat mission in Iraq. (US Army, file photo)
    A retired senior officer of the Australian Army says the official end to United States combat operations in Iraq is a significant milestone....Photo iconAudio icon
    Wednesday 1 September 2010