️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Prime Minister Tony Abbott has thanked Australian defence personnel and others who served in Afghanistan.<unk> Prime Minister Tony Abbott has thanked Australian defence personnel and others who served in Afghanistan.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Australia's involvement in Afghanistan, called Operation Slipper, spanned 13 years, from October 2001 to the end of 2014.<unk> Australia's involvement in Afghanistan, called Operation Slipper, spanned 13 years, from October 2001 to the end of 2014. A Royal Australian Navy sailor and his partner listen to The Last Post.<unk> A Royal Australian Navy sailor and his partner listen to The Last Post. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ During Australia's longest war, 41 personnel died, 262 were seriously wounded and hundreds of others suffered unseen wounds.<unk> During Australia's longest war, 41 personnel died, 262 were seriously wounded and hundreds of others suffered unseen wounds. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Mr Abbott said in a past war, Vietnam, those who served were not always properly recognized, but it would not be like that for those who served in Afghanistan. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Australian Defence Force personnel who served in Afghanistan as part of Operation Slipper, salute during The Last Post, as they are officially welcomed home during a parade in Canberra on Saturday.<unk> Australian Defence Force personnel who served in Afghanistan as part of Operation Slipper, salute during The Last Post, as they are officially welcomed home during a parade in Canberra on Saturday. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Tony Abbott lays a wreath in memoriam of fallen soldiers in Afghanistan. (Tony Abbott lays a wreath in memoriam of fallen soldiers in Afghanistan) During Australia's longest war, 41 personnel died, 262 were...
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