These pages are dedicated to all Australian Defence Force
Personnel who served in Rwanda, 1994-95
In April 1994, the country of Rwanda in Central Africa was torn asunder by a
horrific genocide and subsequent civil war. Later that year, Australia committed
its first Peacekeeping troops to assist the war-torn country to re-establish
itself under a new regime. In all over 600 Australian Defence Force personnel
served under the auspices of UNAMIR II - the second United Nations Assistance Mission in
Rwanda on what was mainly a medical mission. These pages are a testament to
those who served.
Why a website?
Why not?
Since we all returned to Aus from deepest darkest
Africa all of our lives seem to have changed a lot. We have all pretty much gone
our separate ways and despite the incredible bonding experience we went
through, it seems harder and harder to keep in touch. Every now and then we run
into folks and catch up. Often the tales we hear of our compatriots are not
happy ones. Many of our number have left the defence force. Others have
developed long term health problems as a result of their service.
A chance meeting between ex-Rwanderers in a gym on Langley AFB in Virginia
gave birth to the idea of a electronic mailing list to get us all back together
again, 5 years after we had all returned. The Rwanda Peacekeepers e-group and subsequent webpage have started from humble beginnings.
Hopefully they will bring us back together again and let us exorcise some of the
demons that haunt us still.
What's New?
I made major efforts to keep this site up to date in the past however time
contraints and more sites to manage mean I will have to drop this task.
As
always however, contributions are gladly accepted.
Awards and Honours:
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