Peter Cosgrove
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"Sir Peter John Cosgrove", is a retired senior Australian Army officer and the 26th and current Governor-General of Australia.

A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Cosgrove fought in the Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War/Vietnam War, receiving the Military Cross in 1971. From 1983 to 1984, he was commander of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), and he later served as commander of the 6th Brigade (Australia)/6th Brigade and the 1st Division (Australia)/1st Division. Cosgrove rose to prominence in 1999, when he served as commander of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), which oversaw the peacekeeping mission in East Timor during its transition to independence.

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Their legacy will indeed strengthen that ethos and foundations of that spirit.

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Take one of the focal points of terrorist motivation away, and that is foreign troops.

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I think we've got to train the Iraqis as quickly as we can and to a point where we take one of the focal points of terrorist motivation away, and that is foreign troops.

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It's just like any job, you don't want to put somebody into the job who, for physical limitations, can't do the job. That would be unfair and we wouldn't want to do that.

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A part of Kopassus has a unique, military counter-terrorist function in Indonesia, and it's that particular part of Kopassus where we're looking for heightened levels of cooperation.

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I'm very relieved about the low cost in human terms with violence virtually stopping after our arrival, low cost in lives to INTERFET and our adversaries.

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This is one of the most complex, challenging and most successful military operations we have ever run.

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This is a difficult period for all, but in the true spirit of the armed services, they will not be forgotten.

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I was the sort of loose forward who lay contentedly on the bottom of a ruck, composing sonnets on the one hand and, on another plane, contemplating applying the squirrel grip to an opponent.

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