HARAN, Peter
| Service Number: | 43952 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 January 1966, Adelaide South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Birmingham, UK , 11 February 1948 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist (retired) |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 6 Jan 1966: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Adelaide South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 43952, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) | |
| 15 May 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 43952 | |
| 25 Feb 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 43952, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
| 25 Feb 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 43952 | |
| 6 Jan 1972: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2) |
all sorts of mates
I left school at about 17 and went fruitpicking, before joining the army on Jan 6, 1966.
It was a huge shock for a former pimply kid to find himself in the Green Machine for the next six years - and boy what a ride it was.
After infantry training I became a tracking dog handler - one of the first in the army and one of the first to go to Vietna.
He was one of my best mates - the dog, that is. His name was Caesar, a Lab cross kelpie larrikin and we shared the war and all its good and bad times together for 12 unforgettable months.
I left Caesar in Vietnam in 1968 and took up the post of war dog trainer at Ingleburn for two years - made more mates and loved the army life.
Next posting was 3RAR at Woodside and after that back to Vietnam again.
More mates in that bloody war - some no longer with us.
It was 30 plus years later I wrote my firest war book as a dedication to the dog I knew, then wrote three more books with really good mate and ex 5RAR and 3RAR grunt Bob "Dogs" Kearney
I've been back to Vietnam 6 times and love the place and the people - and more mates I made
Submitted 30 November 2014 by peter haran
Biography contributed by Ned Young
Peter Haran's Personal Reflections
I left school at about 17 and went fruitpicking, before joining the army on Jan 6, 1966.
It was a huge shock for a former pimply kid to find himself in the Green Machine for the next six years - and boy what a ride it was.
After infantry training I became a tracking dog handler - one of the first in the army and one of the first to go to Vietnam.
He was one of my best mates - the dog, that is. His name was Caesar, a Lab cross kelpie larrikin and we shared the war and all its good and bad times together for 12 unforgettable months.
I left Caesar in Vietnam in 1968 and took up the post of war dog trainer at Ingleburn for two years - made more mates and loved the army life.
Next posting was 3RAR at Woodside and after that back to Vietnam again. More mates in that bloody war - some no longer with us.
It was 30 plus years later I wrote my firest war book as a dedication to the dog I knew, then wrote three more books with really good mate and ex 5RAR and 3RAR grunt Bob "Dogs" Kearney.
I've been back to Vietnam 6 times and love the place and the people - and more mates I made.
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