Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews army veteran Mick Burgess.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Mick Burgess has served in the Australian Army and Army Reserve for almost 40 years. He deployed to Rwanda as a young officer, encountering child soldiers and the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. He went on to have a career in the army as an instructor and then a linguist, including an exchange to Thailand. He is now the Chair of the Remembrance Driveway Council. This is his story of service, as told to Sharon Mascall-Dare.
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Korea - Ep I - Life on the Sea
Trailer - Life on the Sea
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Panel - Life After Service
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Panel - The Vietnam War
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Panel - Returning Home
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