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About Peter Cosgrove
If there is one man, who in modern times, embodies the legacy of the ANZAC spirit, it is Former Chief of Army Peter Cosgrove.
Peter Cosgrove, entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon, straight after school to begin the life of a career soldier. And while that career has included a variety of staff and overseas appointments, including a stint as commandant of Duntroon, it was as a young lieutenant in Vietnam that he tasted the raw reality of a soldier's life.
Barely a month after arriving, and less than a year after receiving his commission, 22-year-old Peter Cosgrove won the Military Cross. His achievements over the next 30 years saw him rise steadily through the army's hierarchy until, in 1999, he was thrust into the full glare of the nation's, and the world's, spotlight as commander of the International Forces in East Timor.
Under his care and guidance rested the safety of thousands of young men and women, most of them Australians, and the security of the East Timorese people. During this time he displayed those characteristics that we value most as Australians strength, determination, intelligence, compassion and humour.
General Cosgrove was appointed a Companion of the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AC) for his effort in East Timor and was awarded 2001 Australian of the Year.
In every respect Peter Cosgrove has demonstrated that he is a role model, not just for the men and women under his command, but for all Australians
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