Remember The Practice Range? Outside the base at Nui Dat (Ap An Phu). Between operations we went to the range to hone in our skills, kick up a bit of dust, and let Charlie know that we were -- "home".

Remember"  A Typical Diggers' Debrief?" (minus officers and senior NCOs, who must have been too busy to attend!). A quiet (very illegal) beer in the lines. Pictured (from left) are Peter McCarthy, Mons Haug, Don Harrod and Trevor Burchell. Many of the world's problems were solved in this manner."

Remember 'The Rubber?'

Remember the Theatre? The original was built by the members of 5RAR during their first tour and dubbed "The Mayfair." It became the "Harry Bailey Theatre" during 5RAR's second tour.

Remember the Ration Pack Spoon? These were common-place implements, provided with each ration pack. They had a can opening function, a bottle opener, a spoon, and a hole where they could be affixed to dog tags or other parts of the digger's equipment. In later times, diggers called them "Fred." "Fred" has now been retired from service, due to the new style of ration packs. (I still have a couple in the kitchen drawer and a few more in the shed).

Remember the Leeches? What more can be said. These were part of the jungle. Daily checks helped pick them off, but they always found a way back to the digger. They, like ticks would always find their way to the most sensitive parts of the body.

Remember the Scorpions? Like Leeches, these came as part of the basic jungle equipment.