A Debt of Honour - Australia East Timor War Documentary

[@mosesfiu2425]

Fiji un troops were there as well they were grateful to Australia troops to provide Armour protection thank you Australia for your support God bless u all who served in East timor

[@caitlinbishop3071]

My father served in East Timor for 6 months at the time I was 3 when he left, when he finally came home I was 4. My mother and I were waiting for him at the airport. I ran towards him as soon as I saw him (my mother made sure to show me photos of him and tell me where and what he was doing) and he completely ignored me and walked straight past me because he didn't even recognize me. I have the greatest respect for those whom have and are continuing to serve for their countries, but sometimes these documentaries don't reveal the effects war has on the families at home who support these soldiers.

[@71tbomb]

Thats very sad. I think the first people I would be looking for would be my daughters.

[@beckster181]

@Caitlin Bishop as a fellow East Timor (2000) UNTAET AUSBATT 6RAR member I can tell you many of us suffer and its always the families that suffer. My lids were all teenagers when i went but it only made it easier to explain why I had to go! My son welcomed me home in 2007 as he said it was the first time he had seen the me that he knew before i went. I hope that your dad is doing well and always remember under it all is still the man that went away but it takes sometimes a long time for him to come home in his head depending on what he went through there. You and your mum are the things he will help him and help ground him and if he has problems MAKE him get help I didnt get any help till 2006 and was in a very dark lonely place that only my family kept me going through now 14 years on I still have my problems but have help and also now DVA will help it only took 20 yrs. Give him my best and if you or any of your family want to contact me please do so and to anyone reading this with a similar story dont hesitate to contact me half the battle is to realize you arent in this alone and that there are many that understand because they have been there also and we are brothers always and always there for each other till the end.

[@sarahfunaki3884]

He probably was focused on your mum and How they were Going going to be making your brothers and sisters as soon as they found u a babysitter.

[@trevorhart545]

From the UK. Australia might have been late BUT they did arrive. The rest of the world failed East Timor. This film/video was worth making. The most important point was The East Timor population, their children's, children know the history but not the children back in Australia, or the UK.

[@SirSSau]

Better than not showing up at all, like when Australia was getting bombed. The Americans showed up though

[@dawamsurya7540]

Australia mendukung indonesia untuk aneksasi dibantu persenjataan dari amerika,.imbal balik minyak bumi.😂.

[@garyfoale3707]

I was there during INTERFET. I was amazed by the resilience and happiness shown by the Timorese around us. And like the young fellow said, it changes you. I try to appreciate how lucky I am every day. And I try to share this with other Australians, although I think they can't truly understand until they've seen how bad things can be elsewhere.

[@1337flite]

Onya Gaz.

[@bcooper7618]

Me too mate

[@mineoz6465]

And here again fellas

[@franciscorodriguez7321]

A SPANIARD IN NEW YORK SAYS LONG LIVE AUSTRALIA. I RETIRE IN 3 YEARS AND I WANT TO TRAVEL ALL OVER AUSTRALIA BY TRAIN. GUYS JOB WELL DONE IN EAST TIMOR.

[@kentallard8852]

You should watch John Pilgers documentary Death of a Nation, see the rebels fighting from the mountains with absolutely nothing and the West aiding Indonesia.

[@truckertom3323]

As an Ex British Army soldier i have the highest respect for the Diggers,

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

well said. Same here.

[@davidca96]

We Americans think highly of both British and Australians. You are our best buds :)

[@mrsillywalk]

I know it is none of your personal fault, but can you ever see the British repaying their WW2 debt to the Karen peoples in Burma? Surely there is a lot of shame involved there!

[@mrpirate3470]

Exceptionally hard troops, lol also exceptionally hard to lead ^^ Top Troops

[@mrsillywalk]

@JoyDivision1976 Do you think that would be a good idea? It is not as if Roman crimes were within the living memory of some! It took a outspoken actress from the establishment to shame the British into giving some relief to the Gurkha tribes who bled for them!

[@mafmaf6417]

What a great video. The Commonwealth really gets no credit for what we did in both World Wars. Hats off to our Australian brothers from a Canadian.

[@trevorhart545]

From the UK, The Commonwealth in ALL Theatres of WW2!

[@fistingendakenny8781]

Ireland did Alot of good but never gets any praise

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@fistingendakenny8781 yep

[@Monkesmell91]

Bruh Australia and NZ were useless Canada actually did good work and carried most super power armies.

[@jakeg3733]

You hear about the Brits, Americans, Soviets and Canadians but Australia/NZ not so much. From what I've heard the Australian SAS are the absolute best SF guys on the planet

[@markw95]

Pride in our army, disgust in our government!

[@ascendedfashy9632]

Mark W exactly.

[@notanotherutubeuser]

nothing has changed hey

[@Lanzottv]

Cant agree more.

[@crpth1]

Kind of strange that in a video called "debt of honor". Still the HOW's and the WHY's are still left out of the equation. How many here know, or even recognize. The Japanese never had any intention of invading East Timor! It was never part of their original plans! This most important detail should be CRYSTAL CLEAR from the start. I bet it truly catch most "propaganda filled people" with a sense of surprise. If you guys understood the history behind it. Would know that Portugal was neutral on the WWII. And had no major issues with the Japanese. Other then the ones British, Australian and Dutch created! By effectively "invading" East Timor to cover your own fears. Deployed all this mess and consecutively left a trail of tens of thousands of people who payed the ultimate price. Most of them where innocent civilian's. Not a great consolation but at least there's the recognition that Australia abandoned everybody after creating the mess. :-( On the other hand. Damn Australia did run really fast when it "smelled" oil & gas in East Timor. :-( Portugal has it's own faults. With, the now obviously stupid, "ideals" of independence and self determination. For which Indonesia and Australia took full advantage and once more the Timorese payed the ultimate price. Very, very sad. :-( I remind that Portugal gave independence and the chance for self determination to ALL Portuguese colonies, no strings attached, no if's, no but's. That independence and freedom was "by the people and for the PEOPLE". Words that some of the unscrupulous actors of this tragedy might recognize. From a distant and forgotten moral past. It was not for foreign powers to take advantage and slaughter according to wish or convenience. Quite honestly, shame on you Australia and the already "traditional" USA, that was also knee deep in the mud. :-(

[@leopoldoreynaldogonzalezro6986]

en esos momentos 1942,JAPÓN tenia 72' de habitantes,USA tenia 127'500,000 AHORA SOMOS 7,000'000 de habitantes en todo el mundo. mine in USA Located 70-miles east of Phoenix is the town of Superior, and what one day will be the largest most productive copper mine in the United States. "The only ONE problem" is the rich ore deposit is buried 7,000 feet underground. The owners of the mine haven't even started mining yet because they have to get to it first. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppjUq3Wlo7l3j5Y Ubicada a 70 millas al este de Phoenix, se encuentra la ciudad de Superior, y lo que algún día será lamina de cobre más productiva más grande de los Estados Unidos. El" único problema" es que el depósito de mineral rico está enterrado a 7,000 pies bajo tierra. Los propietarios de la mina aún no han comenzado a extraer porque tienen que llegar a ella primero. DISGUST IN YOUR GOVERNMENT?

[@KING4MING19]

I from east Timor 🇹🇱 and im proud to Australian soldier...🇳🇿🤝🇹🇱

[@sambaprojectllc]

Arrived in TL as a video producer with UNTAET a few days after the Millennium. Covered the activiities of INTERFET and found both the Aussie and Kiwi PKF to be superb UN Peacekeepers in every way. They were well prepared, and treated the East Timorese with respect and sensitivity - and they also protected us from Indonesian-backed militias with bad intentions. Many thanks to these brave Aussie men and women!:)

[@ogivecrush]

Like many of my fellow Americans I was unaware of these events.Now that I've seen this I will never forget them. Thank you for an incredibly well-done presentation.

[@oldguy7144]

In 1974 l was a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Calgary Alberta. That year the Royal Australian Regiment came to us for training to enter the United Nations Peacekeeping mandate. I think you fellows trained us too. This was an honest documentry...l know the Auzzee spirit first hand. The world is in trouble right now but in the end l think that Canada and Australia will have something to say about whats right and wrong and will act on it accordingly.

[@andrewb8698]

Rusty D wish I could say you where right mate but we are fucked right now. This is a great bit of truthful propaganda. The best type. Edit: typo.

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

Canada will do sfa, that’s reality.

[@item6931]

hahaha I can't believe Kevin Toonen is in this! He grew up a few for doors down and we went to the same school(s). He looks so young there! He stayed in the ADF and has had a long and distinguished career. Good on him.

[@gordonfrickers5592]

Fine soldiers, cool, calm, collected, quiet, effective. Very unlike so many 'Hollywood soldiers'. As for the Timorese, they are surely deserving of our support and total respect.

[@jjranger5022]

Retired US Army here and i have a lot of respect for the Diggers and Australia army...HOOHA all the way get some

[@rowbearly6128]

Grow up you fuckwit.

[@markp8438]

Cheers JJRanger, respect back mate.

[@trobamacare7390]

@@rowbearly6128 no u

[@rowbearly6128]

@@trobamacare7390 Try learning how to spell you cretin.

[@trobamacare7390]

@@rowbearly6128 no u

[@sarjim4381]

Someone came in and started cutting up onions all over the house. A debt of honour indeed. I'm glad to see these young Aussie troops partially repaying that debt.

[@graemewilson1400]

Bloody onions.

[@seeker7679]

The obvious joy of the elderly, East Timorese gentleman upon seeing the elderly, Australian gentleman was plain to see, he shone with delight. It was incredibly touching to behold. I hope it continues between them for generations to come.

[@nelsonmedley4349]

I'm a Português Parabat platon comander. I send lots of respect to the Australians, for what they doing to the Timor people. I had shame to the Portugees politics, because abandone the Timor people, when Timor really needs us. Is a real shame to Portugal. Thank you Austrália.Portugal pure and simple abandone all they on Colonies and they on people like they do it in África. The seventies was the decade of shame to Portugues politicians with lots of pression of internacional new world hide order, but is a subject for other time. Of corse the internacional Portuges diplomacy work hard in the last 30 years. Is the minimum what they had to doing, for clean what they do it,in the period of Independence of ex-colonies.

[@ludvanbarbosix]

Falas como se fosse nossa obrigação. Pah o império Português já era há muito tempo. Portugal não tem qualquer interesse estratégico naquela parte do mundo nem qualquer afinidade actual. Até parece que estás a falar dos trás-montanos ou Algarvios. Fala em defender Portugueses e Portugal, fala em usares aquilo que te pagam para seres um "comandante de pelotão" para te preocupares com as ordens que te dão e deixares de enxovalhar publicamente o teu país. Se fosses COMANDO não falarias assim, mas pelos vistos não passas de uma merda de um páraquedista, sempre infiel à sua bandeira. Vai para a politica que pode ser que a tua voz seja ouvida, pois na vida militar estás mal. Com estas palavras és o pior exemplo que um "oficial" pode ser. Com "comandantes de pelotão" como tu, as forças armadas Portuguesas NUNCA poderiam ser enviadas para lado nenhum, pois estaríamos a enviar alguns RAMBOS frustrados, viciados em jogos de video e com sonhos de grandeza. A vida militar é para seres inteligentes, leais e fieis a um princípio chamado "PORTUGAL" ... não para ti, que tens muitas opiniões e raiva intrínseca por esse mesmo principio. MAMA SUME

[@ludvanbarbosix]

... e se não sabes, eu ensino-te ... sabes porque toda a gente se preocupou tanto com Timor? Para serem os primeiros na fila para negociar o petróleo disponível. Era o que faltava mandar filhos de Portugal morrer para defender interesses económicos de outras nações como a Austrália ou os E.U.A. O povo esse continua igualzinho ao tempo dos Portugueses, depois Indonésios e agora em "liberdade", a viver na pobreza. O que mudou foi apenas o Status Quo e quem enche os bolsos. Mais alguma explicação, não hesites em perguntar. Precisas de muitas lições de História e Macro-Economia antes de te armares em defensor do Bem e Herói Nacional.

[@ludvanbarbosix]

...e até gostaria de saber de que Pelotão és tu Comandante. Pode ser que se possa fazer alguma coisa por ti. Condecoração quiça ...

[@ludvanbarbosix]

p.s. e para que fique bem claro, NÃO foi nenhum movimento militar que deu "liberdade" a Timor. Foram os esforços da diplomacia Portuguesa, durante anos que conseguiu desbloquear a situação nas Nações Unidas e o esforço do povo Português em chamar a atenção da comunidade internacional, inclusive a Austrália, que de uma forma cobarde assistiu a semanas de chacinas, a poucas milhas de distância. Mais, "SHAME" devias ter tu de tratar a língua inglesa de forma paupérrima, o teu comentário mais parece o de um Homem das cavernas a falar Inglês, fica a dica, quando não souberes, não tentes, só nos envergonhas.

[@nelsonmedley4349]

@@ludvanbarbosix Pois saiba o senhor que não sou contra a minha pátria , sou sim contra os politicos que em nome de Portugal não souberam dar soberania ás suas colonias em tempo devido e é o que se vê. Se o senhor foi comando não sei o que sei é que para mim voçé é um comunista e um comunista não tem honra para ser comando. Lições de história deia- a aos seus filhos, porque a nova geração não sabe nada de história. E mais quem é o senhor para dizer mal dos paras, tenha vergonha. Volto a frizar o que disse " tenho vergonha dos políticos Portugueses" tenho honra na minha pátria, a quem jurei fidelidade e com orgulho.

[@trevorhart545]

From UK, thank you for this video. It was very poignant to link WW2 and the East Timor crisis. May be 3 years before I found this video but worth it. Australian armed forces brilliant. Just get your Cricket Team back into its traditional place at the top.

[@graemewilson1400]

Mate I've got a tear in my eye. Thank you for this and thank you for all our brave boys.

[@VictorCharlieee]

"I had a pretty bad dream the other night I was playing for Carlton" something only Aussies will get

[@jimmihotdog3469]

Why spend millions on memorials and not teach it in schools?

[@timmillsom4457]

@Algy 779 007 he didn't say that there weren't any memorials but the issue about visiting memorials is the fact that going to Canberra or Melbourne can be expensive and so is finding the time to travel. As for the violence, what's the issue? War is violent and we should not shy from that, who cares if theres a Japanese/German/Italian in the classroom it doesn't matter because they're in an Australian school and as such are Australian citizens. In all honesty I concur with oldmate as the world war 1 and 2 units I did at school did not cover much at all and really didn't do the wars justice. For world war 1 we just covered Franz Ferdidand and Gallipoli (both important events but well known events) and in World War 2 it was just Kokoda and The treaty of Versailles. There is also no units on the Boer War, Korea, Malaya, not much about Vietnam and nothing about Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. These stories deserve to be taught in schools as it allows us to properly pay respects to our diggers past and present.

[@crabcake9564]

@timmilson I completely I agree with you

[@timmillsom4457]

crabcake1 cheers man

[@rickochet5609]

Australian Government schools are Social Engineering / Cultural Marxism houses of indoctrination, Educational curriculums as we once knew them are pervertedly distorted and ineffectual. This can,t be allowed too stand.

[@timmillsom4457]

Rick Ochet I think that's going a bit far man. However I do think the left side of politics is favoured within the education system and that's an issue as with school aged children they lack the ability to critically think, this can force people into a certain political leaning before having the maturity to decide for themselves

[@NighthawkNZ]

Great story of the ages and they won't be forgotten East Timor was also New Zealand's largest overseas military deployment since the Korean War as well. Peaking at 1200+ troops. Not including HMNZS Te Kaha, Canterbury and Endeavor or C130 crews P3 Crews. A New Zealand soldier, Private Leonard Manning, was shot dead during a contact on 24 July 2000, becoming the first combat fatality since the United Nations-backed forces had arrived in September.

[@tantawan6]

We are lucky to have a great friend in New Zealand..our brothers in arms.

[@crpth1]

I learned the worst way possible about an acquaintance Portuguese paratrooper on the UN peace core. He was killed not in the mountains and jungle of East Timor. But on a terrorist bomb strike in Bali, when he was on a short leave. Several dead and hundreds wounded. Unfortunately I learned it from is father. Who's face was covered in tears, just a few minutes after the poor man received the news. That he had lost is only son. :-(

[@mohamedazmanmohdali5516]

Thank you for telling this great piece of history...never forgotten.

[@HughSomervilleKnapmanOSB]

Gosh, that little film was well done.

[@hayden4094]

My dad deployed in East Timor in the first 24 hours of the conflict until the peace keeping force deployed.

[@elmerjhon9063]

Hey ya all brothers and sisters of TIMOR! love from the Philippines!

[@rereagustin4660]

Ofcourse your brother, not our brother IDIOT

[@elmerjhon9063]

@@rereagustin4660 friend, i am not talking to you.

[@rereagustin4660]

@@elmerjhon9063 yeah i know, but i really really hate about this country, if you care about this country so that you is our enemy, i'm Indonesian

[@rereagustin4660]

Indonesia is only one super power in south Asia number 1, and number 15 in this world, our militery so strong, than any country in south asia, watch out your tongue, understund now

[@elmerjhon9063]

@@rereagustin4660 friend, what happens between your two countries has nothing to do with me. My love for them is a love i felt for fellow human beings and it can be extended to you too. We dont have to argue.

[@alexlanning712]

Gratitude to the Timorese people on how they supported our guys in WWII

[@imlilongkumer7020]

One of the best documentary which I watch over n over again...

[@edou8sum253]

Well done documentary of a small piece of history that can be easily over looked.

[@stonermountain9147]

A lot we can learn from this documentary.

[@aaronlaird4396]

I'm extremely proud of Australias military history

[@con2477]

At least we gave you freedom... and we will take all the oil we want and you will do nothing because you can't.

[@zecjulian]

Lol....that's all you can say it!

[@juggernaut986]

A deal between the two countries have been renegotiated. Both Australia and Timor-Leste are happy now.

[@rizaldo5448]

yes filipino and australian was the peacekeepe headed by filipimo general

[@lesbooth9454]

Aaron Laird hell yeah you guys went in there like the Canadiens went into Bosnia Canada and Australia doesn't have the biggest military but damn are we good

[@osearthesp]

had no idea about this situation. those brave hardcore headhunter heros deserve mad respect. and as a Canadian of course I'm very pro-Aussie, but gained even a bit more respect for their 'doin' the right thing' soldiers.

[@epg96]

Pro-Aussie? Aussies begged Indonesian dictator to invade the shithole

[@beckster181]

@@epg96 maybe behind the scenes but the main reason the Aussies just did nothing was it happened just after we hap pulled out of Vietnam and the whole idea of another Military intervention was political suicide and if I remember correctly as i was only about 13 then and had the opinion we should have sent troops to help East Timor then it was one of the reasons the liberals lost the election that made Gogh Witlam Prime Minister But this is why in 2000 when I was in a position to try to go to Timor as part of 6RAR i put my hand up even though i was going to be 42 that year. My family understood but my brother thought i was crazy and my Mum who had seen her husband changed totally by WW2 just told me to be careful and that she understood and would pray for me and when I learned of this story while in Timor and how as a reprisal so many locals were killed for helping the WW2 Aussies I truely felt I was repaying a debt

[@mistergnat638]

@@epg96 Dude, you're an idiot no really you are, Australia didnt 'begged Indonesia' the position by Australia was that they wouldnt oppose an annexation and didnt care lmao

[@crunchie9362]

I easily watched the whole thing. Could’ve been 5 hours long and wouldn’t have mattered. God Bless those people.

[@yonniboy1]

A truly moving story of a debt of honour repaid.

[@dhb6524]

We suffer a lots, hope my people will live prosper as the other country, we just want a peace no more violence in my tiny country, thank you for The interfet lead by Aussie, Portugal, British, USA, even tho some of those country support Indonesia to invade our Land 1975. We forgive them because we are human being we all make mistake, from mistake we can going to the right path. But from now On the important things is we are free and let’s us live with the peace, and have a good relationship with our neighbour, Aussie and Indonesia with peace and love✌🏻 🇦🇺🇹🇱🇮🇩because I lost my Entire family during the Occupation, lots of Timorese suffer and lost their family, we don’t want that anymore. ✌🏻

[@stevenhamingsworth2036]

Great one mate, by the way you do realize that "aussie" is actually the people not the country, its a slang for australian. And one more thing, thats a polish flag that you posted not indonesian. Anyway great one, and cheers mate

[@s21b0b]

Polska??? Oh no, auto triggered😲

[@boris2457]

Very interesting documentation! Thanks for the upload. I learned something today :-)

[@janvincentsacabin488]

Why im am crying in the last moments? Dammn it touch my heart when. The old mn offers his hand to the gentelman. 😔

[@totojoaquim6252]

Im from Timor Leste,,I Love Timor Leste forever and forevermore

[@dererlkonig5086]

@Indonesia Fascist Movement yea I hate Indonesian

[@beckster181]

butarti and obligarto ( hope i spelt it right) from an AUSSBAT 6RAR member

[@SALAMIN762]

@@dererlkonig5086 I Like Your Comment 👍🏽

[@SALAMIN762]

@Indonesia Javanese Fuck Your Dirty Land Javanese

[@joaoconchilha2231]

Como português e como todos nós estamos em divida com esse povo pacífico e maravilhoso, merecem estar em paz para sempre, um grande abraço para vós. Congrats for the program, touching.

[@putramatebean2606]

Thanks for this great video as I can see the Aussie's Service Military on East Timor. May God Bless you all.

[@kimjongunch6543]

i'man indonesian i think the indonesia invasion at timor is one of our dark history

[@bradmiller2329]

Governments do bad things the people (if given a choice) wouldn't do.

[@sqnhunter]

You know a country has hope when its people can see its faults, bro! Indonesia is a wonderful country. Love it and the people. God bless, bro!

[@St0ckwell]

I agree. Dutch East Indies would never invade Timor :)

[@elmerjhon9063]

Thats nice brother! I am hoping that the Spaniards can say sorry to us too.

[@marcomahardika5133]

It was the US who order Suharto to take control of east timor in fear of the country would fall to communism. They even sent us guns and logistic to help the effort, but yeah it only the Indonesian who took the blame :(

[@samoolred1245]

The footy shorts , love it . good work lads

[@Reaper4367]

To all the lads of 3RAR and 3/4Cav Thank you. My nephew Niel was HWS Delta(?) 3RAR. Did his time over there. Im proud of you all, and very grateful for your service. 183631

[@Neveragainnnn]

There’s a reason we call them the greatest generation. They showed us the ‘way’, but some how I think we fall short of the standard they have set. What wonderful people they were. We will remember them.

[@Victoriagenix]

Love from Timor ❤️

[@caserasera4776]

Im Australian and i have much love for the timorese, thank you

[@epg96]

Yeah. Love for oil

[@caserasera4776]

@@epg96 lol really? Yeah, and how much oil do you tthink Australia takes from the timorese? We love the timorese because they were angels in ww2 for us. Where are you from?

[@epg96]

@@caserasera4776 a country between Asia & Australia

[@caserasera4776]

@@epg96 indonesia?

[@epg96]

@@caserasera4776 emang? Napa?

[@PaySeu-cl4jc]

Hay..putry ,Salam kenal dari Timor 🇹🇱 Leste.❤

[@neddyladdy]

Very heart warming film. And to think the way we treated them over the oil just after their independence, shameful.

[@neddyladdy]

Why is that ? Do you like treating people like dog shit ?

[@neddyladdy]

You are the only one who mentioned not liking the country. Like it, love or hate it one needs to recognise dreadful behaviour.

[@neddyladdy]

You still have not answered where you got the idea about not liking the place, it is a total irrelevancy anyway. Do you not agree it was a disgusting thing for the Australian government to do, fighting like a spoilt kid wanting oil?

[@neddyladdy]

As far as I am concerned Tree, I am at a loss to know what my oppo here was not happy about. Mr Boss will obviously have other views.

[@kentallard8852]

Leopard Boas do you believe that if someone disagrees with a government policy then this must mean they don't like the country?

[@rafaelmelo2576]

Its pretty interesting that the Japanese invasion of East-Timor has been forgotten by the Portuguese Historiography.

[@crpth1]

Rafael Melo - Maybe in your circles, not mine... ;-) I could say the same about Macau and so on.

[@bluemarshall6180]

Less we forget????

[@davidfinlay8012]

Extremely moved. Excellent and humble. Aussies were the most down to earth and professional bunch I had the pleasure of serving alongside.

[@charlieindigo]

It's the untold stories like this that warms the heart. Unfortunately, it always comes down to the decency of our English-speaking and close allies military personnel who spreads the good will, while our politicians don't give a toss/create the problems in the first place. British and its Commonwealth troops have almost always treated our enemies with common respect and courtesy, and we alwayd treated the civilians properly and with kindness. Bravo to our Aussie cousins for their efforts in Timor. You've done us all proud.

[@paulphilipempey1]

I'm not Australian, and was unaware of the relationship between the people of Timor and Australia, as a result of WWII. I did know that the Aussie army was present in Timor in the late 1990s as a peacekeeping force. What a great story!

[@epg96]

Paul Empey yea whatever at least they weren't even heroes. They started this shit by begging our govt to invaded it in order to stop communism in there and now most of 'em loved to play victim even act as heroes

[@epg96]

@MR Stacker bitch it was Soeharto regime dude. At least we didn't started this shits. If Soeharto didn't accept Aussie's req it'd be end up as commie shitholes like North Korea or Cambodian Pol Pot. And don't forget to finish ur Najib debt with pakcik Mahathir. Malay language is under extinction threat no wonder u guys spoke English & Mandarin instead wkwkwkwkkwkwk

[@Sq12Sq22u22]

Initially the UN didnt want to go in, Australia decided to go in any way and by the time they had arrived the UN said they will also go in. So this became 2 operations in one. The Australian one, which was basically an action to kick the Indonesians out and the UN action - primarily , as they do, as a police exercise.

[@epg96]

@@Sq12Sq22u22 yeah while Aussies wanted our dictator to invade it in 70s

[@epg96]

@@alcinobenfica at least we weren't the real agressor, it was western nations & Aussies who begged us to invade it

[@willhenderson9100]

Wow! I didn't expect to see my dad here, 41:49 - the guy on the far left with the mustache, adjusting his hat.

[@rommelterante683]

the bond forged by war among men is something no man can break. Time and time again our generation should respect and remember their gallantry and sacrifices in the name of peace, I salute these men though I am a civilian.

[@violinoscar]

When I was 17 I joined the Australian Regular Army. I only regret that I didn't stay in and make a career of it. Two things I would do differently if I could turn back time; * I would enlist as an officer rather than a grunt. The opportunities for advancement are better for an officer. * I would have been a career soldier. At the time I was just looking for camaraderie and adventure (found both) and would have been happy to remain a grunt forever provided the first was fulfilled. But what I didn't take advantage of was the wonderful education system the military offers to those who want to do the work. To a young person who wants an interesting adventurous life I say, "Join the services."

[@gunnyjohn2580]

From a retired US Marine this is a remarkable story the Aussies to this day are one of our greatest allies and we together owe a great deal of ineptness to indigenous people all over the world who have with the threat of death stood shoulder to shoulder with us against our enemies 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@josebarberena9564]

17:33 that transition from night to morning beautiful

[@JulioAvalos3000]

I love the Australian people. I know there are good and bad in all cultures, but in my line of work, the most polite and friendly people I've met have been Australians. So it doesn't come as a surprise to me that they would jump at the chance to help a neighbor.

[@ofikpiesta344]

Julio Avalos what about chineseeee and muslim. I hear ur country hate chinese and muslim

[@JulioAvalos3000]

That is not the case. Though we might have some xenophobes, most Americans don't hate anyone and are respectful of others.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

That is because Trump is a bad leader. His biggest flaw is that he will do anything to get his way including appealing to the worst in his follower's nature. I believe most of the people that voted for him are not racist at heart but they are so caught up in an emotional herd mentality. I hope that when he leaves office, we can put that ginie back in the bottle for our nations sake.

[@jaywalker_4629]

@@JulioAvalos3000, that goes for any politician lol. Obama and Hillary didn't call out extremists and still don't to this day. Democrats ARE appealing to their worst base cuz the left has made a mad dash to the far left

[@hitub3]

Say this to the refugees in Nauru and Manus detention centers 🙂

[@jakeg3733]

The Aug is such a cool rifle. Way ahead of it's time with it's simplicity, integrated optic (before tacticool rails were on everything), and ergonomics. The only weapon like this that came out earlier was the British EM2, which has all those features immediately post-WWII! I believe the SA85 was derived from that rifle

[@patrickmurray9409]

My dad always had the most respect for the Aussies. When he was surving in vietnam. A little known fact ,they was there an did.a damn good job. thank you all Aussies.

[@vector2269]

Great doco! Those bloody onions are making my eyes water.

[@astuka3010]

Thanks for your presence in country, you're Savior. We will never forget your sacrifice. Love from East Timor🙏🇹🇱

[@sharpshooter_Aus]

Nobody threatens our pacific island family. Australia will always be there. 🇦🇺🇹🇱

[@lucasking613]

Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@user-dirgantara]

Sudah ada mata uang mu kah Timor Leste masih kah gunakan dolar Amerika sama Rp Indonesia nggak malu kah kkkkkk kata nya sudah merdeka buat mata uang pun tidak bisa😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HercioFernandes]

Suda ada anjin Sayangnya kami sudah tidak memakai uang rp sejak 1999 dan di negara kami tidak ada pengemis tuh seperti indo😂

[@Iraia_Roberts]

I was posted to the Timor Mountains (Lolo Toi) back in 2000.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

God bless Australia 🇦🇺 form Canada 🇨🇦

[@julesmarwell8023]

God bless \Canada with much luv .. just an aussie

[@hstetser5376]

Very fascinating story! Thank you

[@raboesperto]

look, Australia doing Portugal's moral obligattion .....

[@pactumexcello9308]

@Somarik Green you are correct. It was Australia who supplied the M16 and the training, under auspices of NATO to prevent Timor Leste to become another Cuba (Communist State)

[@adamradziwill]

edition > Australia was doing Brazil & Portugal's moral obligation ....

[@guilherme1622]

@@adamradziwill first what does Brazil have to do with east timor second Portugal did send troops and their navy and protect the locals Portugal had no moral obligation with east timor since Portugal only gave them what they wanted

[@adamradziwill]

@@guilherme1622The Community of Portuguese Language Countries. Portugal supported quite lot east timor straggle as far as i know...

[@tn.papasangkara8481]

Timor Leste🤧 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Reaper4367]

I hope you ALL are attending ANZAC day Dawn Service this year. Doesnt matter if nothing has been prepared, turn up at your usual location, with peace and gratitude in our hearts. Someone say a prayer. Someone play the 'Last Post' from an MP3 file on their phone. Give a minutes silence. LEST WE FORGET!

[@ailiharrington1073]

Proud of Australian diggers, they (for the most part) carry themselves well wherever they serve. Too bad the Australian government only helped East Timor because of the oil.

[@judgedreadroberts9290]

What about the Aus SAS? Commiting war crimes in Afghanistan....... Disgusting!

[@lachlanoconnor8095]

@@judgedreadroberts9290 that’s why he said “for the most part”

[@edstar83]

@@judgedreadroberts9290 What about Afghans cutting the throats of and beheading Russian soldiers with a knife while they were still alive?

[@judgedreadroberts9290]

@@edstar83 what about it?

[@edstar83]

@@judgedreadroberts9290 Barbaric murders of a defensless prisoners of war is not a war crime?

[@syahminanaja4378]

Bravo ABRI!

[@kentallard8852]

Where was the debt in 1975 when Indonesia invaded? Where was the debt during the 24 year occupation as Australia aided Indonesias occupation, recognised its sovereignty, did dirty deals for the oil and gas off its coast? Where was the debt when we spied on government officials during the negotiations with the newly independent government over continued control over that oil and gas? Where was the debt as we robbed an impoverished destitute people blind of the one resource they had that could alleviate their poverty?

[@whyalwaysme2522]

True that.

[@PeterNgola]

KentAllard there's always one huh?

[@limcharles9730]

all conveniently forgotten...

[@rainmanslim4611]

KentAllard We were kinda tied up in Vietnam you fucking idiot. We didn't have the troops to start a war with Indonesia. Also how do you think the U.N would have reacted if Australia went to war over East Timor? Our army would be stretched to breaking point by fighting in 2 theatres and we'd be condemned by the whole world.

[@EvoSwatch]

Blah b "Indonesia has always been an agressive warmongering rogue state, even since before their founding." it was at this moment i realize that you are an idiot and you whole arguments falls down

[@seanbutnotasheeple2090]

I served in Timor, we could have done so much more over there. Beautiful people, I hope to go back some day. We need to go to West Papua. They need help.

[@gpl992]

Don't forget South Maluku

[@sullivan6661]

Australia should help Timor Leste to escape poverty 😂

[@joaogarciaamaral3464]

Thanks Australia Army and all UN members who Helped and protect East Timor 🙏🙏

[@armourghost7819]

My father and Step mother served the first tour in the RNZDF it changed DAD forever I was 16 when they left

[@judgedreadroberts9290]

NZ Batt 1

[@truthcrackers]

What a bunch of kick arse people!

[@2007bowman]

Wonderful, Blessings all

[@beckster181]

am Happy and proud to say I was with 6RAR in East Timor in 2000

[@SRN1850AN]

Thank you for your service Sir. And thank you for in some small way repaying that debt!

[@rickyikung7611]

Thank you I love this video so much,,,becouse made in Balibo,,,Australia ❤ east timor until the end,,,best friend forever,,,thanx fullll,,,❤

[@OzMics]

If you don't weep at the injustice and suffering of this poor, beautiful nation, you don't understand gratitude, faithfulness, and loyalty. Is it any wonder while he was alive that Michael Hutchence was so vocal about the suffering of the East Timorese. I think he weeps still. I know I do.

[@jameswilcock6648]

Bitter tears?

[@cuntbot698]

My great grandfather served in New Guinea during ww2 and my dad and uncle both served in East Timor, 4RAR CDO and 3RAR

[@Eatitbiach]

Good to see Aussies not forgetting and paying their debt.

[@natalinoporges760]

Interfet dewa penyelamat rakyat Timor Leste 1999.. Viva interfet 🇹🇱🇭🇲♥️🤝

[@Crazyafrican]

I'm truly touched by this from the heart

[@chrismillard4651]

Radio not working........ always something.

[@travelingcouple3670]

I'm felt good but emotional... Viva La Timor Leste.

[@geoffwrigley1494]

I was serving in the ADF in 1974 and was ashamed to be so, having studied and understanding our debt of honour to the timorese. Gough Whitlam had no honour nor integrity.

[@MickAngelhere]

No politician has integrity and honour, only greed and avarice

[@goldbell1972]

My salute to those Australian armed force and the Timorese people. Humanity. Im sorry im not very good at words 🙏🙏

[@kweeengtan1368]

I was glad the Aussies came to the rescue the Timorees from being mascared by the Indonesian army and its maltias. At first I tought these defendless people the world had no empathy for them. Then when I heard the Australian army went in into East Timor to stop this brutal and bloody treatment on the timorees by Indonesian occupiers and hatchmen , I finally had my peace. Thank God genocide was pevented. Now the East Timor is an idependant country and the people are able to live in peace and exercise their new found freedom to chart their own destiny. God bless East Timor.

[@unitedwestand5100]

In WWII, the Australians were not the only allied force on Timur, and they were evacuated after 1 year. Feb, 1943. While some Timorese helped the Australians, so did the Portuguese. Some of the EastTimurese helped the Japanese fight the Australians. The Japanese killed 40 thousand East Timorese, because after the Australians were evacuated the Timorese continued fighting them. These people practiced head hunting until 1945!

[@pactumexcello9308]

there were exactly 150 Portuguese Garrison Troop in East Timor. Ironically, The Sparrow Force from Australia was initially to occupy Kupang, which was under Allied/Netherlands administration, and not the Portuguese Timor. Japanese decided to invade the originally NEUTRAL Portuguese East Timor because Allied forces decided to stationed their troop there. Please read Battle Of Timor in Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Timor?wprov=sfla1

[@crpth1]

@@pactumexcello9308 - That's correct when the "allies" invaded East Timor Portuguese was put in an unbearable situation. The "officials" like the governor, entitled himself as prisoner. Other wise would put in danger the neutrality. At the same time local Timorese and Portuguese helped the Australians "unofficially". From the 150 men Portuguese garrison 75 (50%) never saw the end of the war and tens of thousands others, mostly civilian went to history as corpses. :-(

[@Lana-Moran]

Absolutely disgusted that this was not taught within our schools, very disappointed at the government within the time to allow Indonesia that.

[@79wavygravy]

I was there with an Australian infantry battalion in 1999 and once we moved up to the border with West Timor and started patrolling the mountains there were many villages unaware that Indonesia had even occupied the country. Lovely people though. On a strange aside, prior to patroling these villages using night vision equipment i never knew that cattle grazed around the clock. Also, a village full of sleeping people has an oddly strange number of vocal dogs who couldn't care less about white skin and machine guns. The more you know!

[@alcinobenfica]

west timor is where all the sellouts live protected by the indos

[@JEV308]

Yeah saw it with my own eyes. An old lurai in a highland village pointed at our rising suns and gestured if we were fighting the Japanese still. Really bizarre.. Had no idea Indonesia had been there

[@lord_tepal9002]

Can you see now West Timor and compare it to East Timor?

[@lord_tepal9002]

Your country always make propaganda,because you are afraid that Indonesia will become a developed country.

[@lord_tepal9002]

This is why i hate western 😂

[@brendanhere.6400]

Cobber, I could not have stated it better. Right you are, carry on, you are doing well. Regards, Brendan.

[@robertcroft1005]

In 1975, the Australian Government turned their backs on a people that we owe so much. We must have looked like weak bastards in 1975. Thank god we finally had our fine young service personnel help them achieve their independence. Long may we nurture our friendship.

[@andrewanderson1081]

Robert Croft Australia went to east Timor because Indonesia was going to get ahold of all the gas and oil in the Timor sea, then we tried to steal their oil and even bugged the east Timor Parliament so we could cheat them on the deal for the oil and they successfully sued the Australian government ,

[@crustaciobasurehd3114]

Hard to understand the stratagem of changing geopolitic throughout the decades as Australian soldiers can't help the diggust duality of political leaders.

[@MickAngelhere]

@@andrewanderson1081yep the truth of it all is that politicians of all nations are nothings but thieving grubs , taking money from big corporations and ripping everyone off

[@moisesdaibelapereira]

Australian army is peaceful and respectful to people, not so scary with brutes appearance. They are funny as well. Thank you Aussie. I was 9 at that time,1999. It's really fun seeing their helicopters and tanks for the first time. Wonderful time.

[@bobkoomans3490]

My son Jamie Served here! He was a MEDIC... and almost 7ft Tall!

[@beckster181]

was he with 6RAR was he in 2000?

[@bobkoomans3490]

@@beckster181 ... not sure... but Jamie was in 9FLD.AMB last that I know, and he was in E.Timor Operation as a Medic. He came back, got a FIFO Ambulanceman Job TVL to ISA, and did that for 18mths, then got his DREAM JOB as a Paramedic in QLD AIR-SEA RESCUE in the Torres Strait... Before he and a Dr attached with him on a lowering cable fell 16Mtrs to the DECK of a ship... Jim was in a Brisbane Spinal Unit for 6 months, now back in TVL., with his wife and kids and him in an electronic wheelchair.

[@rodneydockrill604]

Zforce commando group know as sparrow force with support of Timor people, my dad and grandfather told these stories, never forgot Timor peoples and there support to help Australia soldiers, lest we forget,

[@samgertau]

Australian soldiers are the best jungle fighting soldiers in the world

[@jamess5226]

Pretty sure that's the abandoned school we had a contact near back in 2001.

[@devilslettuce6408]

My dad fought in East Timor

[@Jariid]

good on him

[@beckster181]

be proud of him and hi from another ex ET serviceman

[@michaelboylan5308]

Anzac Day,2019, The best people in this film are the WW2 veterans, They were wise and good men,They loved the Timorese and felt deeply our betrayal of them, Those veterans knew the values they were fighting for and had then a country worth fighting for, Not so now, Our betrayal of Timor is neverending, See my note of 2 weeks ago

[@seahippies]

The brave Aussies wre part of an Annexation Of the Timor Oil Fields in the Timor sea...Sad but true

[@testingjamaican8641]

Darryl Hetherington was thinking exactly the same thing. Expansion of the empire, very obvious

[@Baskerville22]

WRONG !! Australia & Timor share the oil & gas revenues from the Timor Gap area. The agreement was signed at the UN in New York in March 2018.

[@jamessoarez6835]

Today is australian days. Congratulations from timor leste

[@Jariid]

my wife, my son, my new bike. what a guy