I don't. Australias involment in Afganistan is ridiculous. We're only there because Howard would lick the shit from Bush's asshole.

WOW, you are an idiot. Australian troops are still in afghanistan, and last time i checked Kevin Rudd is the current PM of Australia and Obama is the President of the US.

Bush is gone, you idiot. catch up on current events smartass.

Congratulations on not only having incredibly flawed logic, but also lacking the capacity to keep up on current events!

Well I know who the current leaders are, but Howard wouldn't have sent the troops there if Bush hadn't asked him too. I can only hope Rudd isn't so easily influenced and removes the troops as per his election promise. Although Rudd's current handling of the refugee situation isn't a good indication of his future leadership. Perhaps I shouldn't have used such harsh language, but I truly believe that Australian troops have absolutely no role in Afganistan.

maisie2, learn a thing or two. Rudd is in charge of Australia now, and he is still sending troops into Afghanistan. I know a guy over there right now, and one of my friends is deploying in January. Unlike Iraq, most people think Afghanistan is a worthy war. They threw the first punch, so to say, by flying planes into buildings on foreign soil and killing thousands of innocent people. Last I checked that is a pretty legitimate reason to go to war. WW1 was started over the assassination of a prince, so I think a war on the Taliban over the deaths of thousands of innocents is legitimate. And we are the US's allies, allies help each other during wars. Most of the Australian troops over there at the moment are part of Reconstruction Task Forces and are helping to train the new Afghan military and helping them get back on their feet and run their own country. Our soldiers did not ask to be sent to war, they are doing their job. So shut your face and stop being so disrespectful to people who are only doing their job, and risking their life to do so.

The USDoesnt have any involvement in haiti, but we donated millions of dollars. just cuz u don't have a personel stake in something doesn't mean u don't help.

In australia? Probably the only afghan vet in the whole country.

there might have been other afghan vets there, but who's to say they served with him and know who he is??

My cousin is an Afghanistan Vet you prick

Thanks for acknowledging our country's support!

One 'o' short of WIN! Thanks, OP.

So ******* awesome.

HELLA YEA

I think you're reading too much into this. The OP is obviously young so the old woman assumed they belonged to one of his elders, she wasn't his grandmother or thought that she was.

#21 isn't saying she was his grandmother, just that the medals may have looked like something people from her generation (husband, brother, etc.) received after coming back from a war. And since the OP IS likely young... his grandfather or someone would likely be from that same generation.