16K views · 267 reactions | WATCH 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in action equipped with the M777 155mm Howitzer on Exercise Koolendong! Gunners from 8/12 have spent the last few weeks supporting live-fire missions for Australian, US and French  troops at Mount Bundey Training Area. #OurPartners #USwithAUS #M777 | 1st Brigade - Australian Army | Facebook

On 30 December 1970, Private Allan Lloyd did what soldiers sometimes do, and history too often forgets. In the Nui Kho Hills of South Vietnam, 20-year-old Private Allan Lewis Lloyd, a machine gunner with 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, moved forward under heavy fire to protect his wounded mates. His action forced the enemy to redirect their fire. It bought time. It saved lives. Allan was mortally wounded and died during evacuation. That moment was decisive, selfless, and clear. Wha