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Originally Posted by ABMM  Step away from the keyboard plant-pilot. If you want to go off half-cocked how about you take it to a PM so I don't have to embarass you publicly?
Unfortunately, with zero knowledge of who we are and what we do, you are not equipped to comment, let alone to lecture in such a condescending manner.
Having said that... Of course, kids, Uncle PP is absolutely correct. Don't go wandering around your local battlefield or training area picking up old metal things. It is dangerous and not "good practice".
Now PP, here's the skinny. As part of a last ditch survey of the Z-ES site prior to it being razed, developed and built upon, we participated in an Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored UXO survey as well as several heritage surveys of the site.
Our resident EOD/UXO specialist is a former Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver who is a Defence preferred EOD contractor with a major UXO Remediation company here in Australia. He certified that any range produce to be recovered by us was fired or inert and the few actual UXOs (all PIAT rounds) onsite were dealt with appropriately by the Army EOD section.
Parts of the recovered materials were donated to the local Cairns RSL, the home of the new Z Special Unit memorial. Still more went to the McMillan Light Horse Museum in Maryborough, while the rest is with us in storage. All materials were recovered correctly, safely and most of all, appropriately from an historic WWII site which no longer exists as such. |
Now that sounds a little more responsible than your first comment, which is the one I commented on. All I was interested in is the 'impression' you put across and how it could be interpreted.
Embarrass me publicly all you wish, you do not know how qualified I am to comment, that was not a 'lecture' and it seems you are the one being condescending. But hey, you crack on.
18-04-2008, 06:20 PM
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