I think this is pretty fitting...
Australia's top soldier, East Timor hero Lieutenant-General Peter Cosgrove, was named Australian of the Year for 2001 while protesting he was just an ordinary man.
General Cosgrove, 53, was the commander and public face of international forces sent to East Timor to quell bloody fighting in the wake of the troubled territory's August 1999 independence ballot.
His performance last year won him promotion to chief of the Australian Army and made him one of the nation's most recognised figures.
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/story_7744.asp
Australia's top soldier, East Timor hero Lieutenant-General Peter Cosgrove, was named Australian of the Year for 2001 while protesting he was just an ordinary man.
General Cosgrove, 53, was the commander and public face of international forces sent to East Timor to quell bloody fighting in the wake of the troubled territory's August 1999 independence ballot.
His performance last year won him promotion to chief of the Australian Army and made him one of the nation's most recognised figures.
Want to learn more?
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/story_7744.asp