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Lt Tim O'Donnell Funeral: Governor General's Speech
11/10/10 This afternoon we remember the life of Lieutenant Timothy Andrew O’Donnell of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment who died on 4 August 2010 while he was serving as a part of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team of the International Security Assistance Force in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
The Governor-General as Commander-in-Chief signs the commissions of all New Zealand officers from the Chief of Defence Force through to the Lieutenants who graduate from the Officer Cadet School every year... Each commission states that I place my “trust and confidence in your loyalty, courage and good conduct” to carefully discharge the duties as an officer.More>>
ALSO:
- Ministry For Culture And Heritage - Flags to be half-masted
- NZ Defence Force - Public Opportunity To Send A Message Of Condolence - Return Home of Lt Tim O’Donnell
- Australian Govt - Death Of A New Zealand Soldier
- Scoop Full Coverage - NZDF Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
- TV3 Video - Lt Tim O'Donnell's funeral a fitting farewell for a true soldier - Flags flown at half mast for fallen soldier - Lt O'Donnell's funeral - as it happens - Governor-General's speech - John Key's speech - The Gambler played - Comrades' speech - Jerry Mateparae's speech - Blaze of Glory - Emotional military farewell for Lt Tim O'Donnell
- NewsWire Out-Link - O’Donnell stands for ‘morality and goodness’
NZDF Update: NZ Soldier Killed In Bamyan Province
The New Zealand Defence Force will commission a Court of Inquiry into the attack on Defence Force personnel that occurred in Bamyan early yesterday morning (NZT) resulting in the death of Lieutenant (LT) Tim O’Donnell and serious injuries to two other soldiers and an Afghan interpreter. More>>
ALSO:
- Maori Party - Turia gives respects to fallen soldier
- TV3 Video - Mother of injured soldier wants son back in her arms - Mother & fiancee of injured soldier talk of relief - Kiwi soldier killed - full interview with Louis Gardiner
- TV3 Video - Slain Kiwi soldier to begin journey home
- Kiwipolitico Out-Link - The measure of military commitment is taken in blood.
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Audio: NZ Defence Staff On Soldier’s Death
Defence staff at a press conference Wednesday confirmed the killing of Lieutenant Timothy O’Donnell, 28, and wounding of three more in a firefight in Bamiyan Province at around 4am Afghanistan time this morning. More>>
Gordon
Campbell: On Our First Combat Death
In
Afghanistan
The first fatality in the New Zealand deployment in Afghanistan has occurred on the same day the Dutch ended their deployment in Uruzgan province, as a prelude to pulling their entire force of 1.900 troops out of Afghanistan next month. More>>
ALSO:
- NZ Defence Force - NZ Soldier Killed in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
- NZ Defence Force - Biography: NZ Soldier Killed in Bamyan
- Governor General - Death of Lieutenant Tim O’Donnell
- NZ Govt - New Zealand soldier dies in Afghanistan
- NZ Govt - Govt pays respects to officer killed in action
- NZ Govt - A day to remember fallen, past and present
- Labour - Loss of New Zealand soldier
- Maori Party - Maori Party condolences to whanau of NZ soldier
- Ministry For Culture And Heritage - Flags lowered to half-mast to acknowledge death
- Global Peace And Justice Auckland - Bring New Zealand troops home
- Peace Action Wgtn - NZ Troops out NOW
- 2002 image NZ Defence Force - Images: ANZAC Day - We Will Remember Them
- Tom Frewen - Today In Parliament 04.08.10
- TV3 Video - Parliament pays tribute to Lt O'Donnell - Troops will remain in Afghanistan despite death - Key - Soldier's death will not hasten withdrawal - Kiwi soldier's death felt through Defence Force - New Zealand mourns the death of a soldier - Lt O'Donnell's father remembers his son - Soldier will be missed by family, army alike - father - Father of killed soldier: Troops should stay in Afghanistan - Feilding pays respect to their fallen Kiwi soldier - Kiwi Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Named - NZ soldier killed in Afghanistan - NZ soldier killed - full press conference
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