TASK FORCE: Sapper Jared Groves on assignment in Cambodia.21 Jul 10
By Staff writer
Northern Times (Australia)
SOLDIER Jared Groves is usually based with Second Combat Engineer Regiment at Enoggera, but for the next few weeks he is aboard a US Navy ship on a mission to provide humanitarian assistance to South-East Asia and Oceania.
The young sapper, or combat engineer, is helping with reconstruction at schools and health centres in Vietnam and Cambodia as part of the annual US-led Pacific Partnership 2010.
Sapper Groves, from Deception Bay, is part of a 900-strong team of Aussie and US military, other partner nations and non-government organisations.
``I think it is great that my job changes from week to week and sometimes even from day to day,’’ he said.
``Having signed up two years ago I never would have expected to be in a ship, let alone an American one.’‘
Sapper Groves is undertaking repair and construction tasks at schools and health centres.
After finishing a task at a school for disabled children in Vietnam he is now involved in various projects in Cambodia.
``We are working in four different locations around Sihanoukville, repairing playground equipment, undertaking minor roof repair works, installing animal pens and painting some classrooms.
``I am really enjoying the different tasks in each location and that we are making a difference in the children’s lives.’‘
Army training took Sapper Groves interstate, but he is delighted to be based back home, close to family and friends and his old football teams, the Redcliffe Tigers and the Sandgate Seahawks.
``I love that I get to live so close to my loved ones, but I also love travelling and this deployment is fantastic,’’ he said.
The young sapper, or combat engineer, is helping with reconstruction at schools and health centres in Vietnam and Cambodia as part of the annual US-led Pacific Partnership 2010.
Sapper Groves, from Deception Bay, is part of a 900-strong team of Aussie and US military, other partner nations and non-government organisations.
``I think it is great that my job changes from week to week and sometimes even from day to day,’’ he said.
``Having signed up two years ago I never would have expected to be in a ship, let alone an American one.’‘
Sapper Groves is undertaking repair and construction tasks at schools and health centres.
After finishing a task at a school for disabled children in Vietnam he is now involved in various projects in Cambodia.
``We are working in four different locations around Sihanoukville, repairing playground equipment, undertaking minor roof repair works, installing animal pens and painting some classrooms.
``I am really enjoying the different tasks in each location and that we are making a difference in the children’s lives.’‘
Army training took Sapper Groves interstate, but he is delighted to be based back home, close to family and friends and his old football teams, the Redcliffe Tigers and the Sandgate Seahawks.
``I love that I get to live so close to my loved ones, but I also love travelling and this deployment is fantastic,’’ he said.
5 comments:
thank you for doing humanitarian assisting in my country cambodia. love you long time!
Thanks Sapper
From PP, Cambodia
THANK YOU FOR HELPING MY COUNTRY!
Americans don't have 2 other wars, Irak and Alganestan, to complete ?
That is the humanitarian help of the USA Military, fighting is fighting , without then they help people. That is the USA militery tradition, after World war II they did the same in Germany. What help the communist soldiers?
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