invictia

HI Guys,

Found out 10pm last night that HMAS Adelaide is in Dilli Harbour as back up support for our troops.

My son is on the Adelaide and now I watch Sky News constantly! I know he is doing what he has been trained for, he maybe 20 and confident but he is still my baby boy!!!

Anyone else on here going through/been through similar, would love to hear from you.
Regards
sal

moneypenny20

Not been though anything like it, just wanted to say good luck to your lad, and hope he gets back safely.

astonished

Did 20 years in RAN including much time O/S Peacekeeping etc. I am 150% confident he will be looked after. Forget the crap in the papers lately they will have a great team onboard. I probably know the captain. Whats the co's name and what does your son do onboard?

geordie mandy

just wanted to offer support i'm an army wife so understand some of your concerns and worries, my hubby so far has done 2 gulf wars and thankfully is some where safer now.
Mandy

Amazulu

In 1985-6 I spent a year on combat operations with a South African Infantry Battalion in Namibia & Angola. Generally I had a pretty unpleasant & scary time but I know my mother went through hell too. My mother told me that the worst day of her life was when it was announced on the news back home that 4 guys from my Battalion were killed on an operation that I was involved in too. She was convinced that I had been killed & as I had no way of contacting her & the army wouldn't tell her where I was, she worried herself silly. I managed to get a letter to her a few weeks later & only then did she know that I was safe.

Godspeed to 3/4 RAR, the other army units & the RAN in East Timor. I'm sure they'll do us proud

invictia

Thanks guys.............Robs a sonar operator on the Adelaide, so far no word from him but according to what I've read and seen they are anchored in the habour with HMAS Kanibla and 2 others are on the way, should be there end of tomorrow, worrying time but trying not to think about it, even got mobile phone on sky news website!!!!
He was due home on 16 june but I have no idea if/when that will happen now!
if anyone is interested the following link will take you to the operations infor page, it also has some brill piccies!
www.defence.gov.au/opastute

Will keep all informed as and when.
regards
sally

invictia

Update----------just heard that Adelaide and Success have left Dili to continue with their other operations, which means he is going to be home bout 16 June as planned...........will admit I have breathed large sigh of relief!
Cheers
sal x

ladywithatorch

Really glad to hear that he is on his way home to you.

Must be huge weight off your mind.

xRachx

invictia

Hi Rach,

Yeah, sure is!!!!!!!!! Feel nothing can go wrong today now! Suppose I had better get back to work!!!! Its cold and raining here in Perth, freezing this morning!
love sal x