I was talking for ages with an SAS vet yesterday, poor buggar. Hell of a nice guy. Where I live there are lots of vets, heaps of them, mostly Vietnam vintage. I was extremely cheesed off when I missed out but now .......
Yeah, Nasho. I got the sulks when Whitlam stopped us (9RAR) from going to Vietnam. I transferred to 3RAR hoping to get to Malaysia but they couldn't guarantee it so due to that and pressure from my good lady wife I pulled the pin and got out. After about 18 months I missed it so much that I joined our local ARes unit, transport and di about 9 years with them.
I lived in Katherine for around 8 years and loved every single day of it. When I wasn't pig or buff shooting I was barra fishing lol. We used to fish the 57 Mile at the Roper River but it's closed now, not allowed there. Did you catch that nice barra at Cahills Crossing, near the border store? That's a nice fish and well done on the Bantam. I love Ugly sticks and have an assortment of them. My fav. is one with interchangeable handles, pistol grip or long 'normal'. I've had it since the mid-late 70s and still use it.