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Photograph P04192.137 Iraq, 2003-2013Petty Officer James MacKenzie from HMAS Darwin is reunited with members of his family at a homecoming ceremony for HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. HMAS ANZAC [III] and HMAS

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An unidentified Leading Seaman from HMAS Darwin is reunited with relatives at a homecoming ceremony for HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. HMAS ANZAC [III] and HMAS Darwin left Australia for the Persian Gulf on 28 October 2002, under Operation Slipper, Australia’s contribution to the international fight against terrorism, to participate in the Multinational Interception Force enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. They were then assigned to Operation Bastille, the build-up of Australian forces against Iraq, in January 2003, and then to Operation Falconer, Australia’s contribution to the war on Iraq, in March 2003.
Petty Officer James MacKenzie from HMAS Darwin is reunited with members of his family at a homecoming ceremony for HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. HMAS ANZAC [III] and HMAS

The Prime Minister, John Howard, greets friends and relatives of sailors from HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at a homecoming ceremony at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. Two thousand people gathered to welco

Friends and family await the arrival of sailors from HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at a homecoming at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. Two thousand people gathered to welcome the sailors home. HMAS ANZAC [I

Friends and family await the arrival of sailors from HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at a homecoming at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. Two thousand people gathered to welcome the sailors home. HMAS ANZAC [I

Friends and family wave to sailors from HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin as the ships approach the quay, at a homecoming ceremony at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. Two thousand people gathered to welcome the

Two unidentified Australian sailors are reunited with loved ones at a homecoming ceremony for HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA. HMAS ANZAC [III] and HMAS Darwin left Australi
