Courage Under Fire
$39.22
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2020
Summary
‘A man selfless in the face of threat. Courageous in the face of terror. Generous in the face of suffering. And humble in the face of an honour bestowed.’ – Dame Quentin Bryce
On 24 August 2010, in battle in Afghanistan, Corporal Daniel Keighran risked his life in a hail of gunfire to save his fellow soldiers. His actions saw him awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, making him the 99th Australian to receive our country’s highest award for bravery.
Courage Under Fire
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760787653 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760787655 |
| Author: | Daniel Keighran, Tony Park |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 684g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 163mm x 244mm |
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Daniel Keighran
Daniel Keighran VC was born in 1983 in Nambour, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. At age eleven, he moved with his family to Lowmead, living on a forty-acre property. Daniel joined the Australian Army in 2000. He deployed to Malaysia, East Timor, Iraq and twice to Afghanistan. He received the Victoria Cross for his actions in the battle of Derapet on 24 August 2010. He was presented the VC in November 2012 by the Governor-General of Australia, Dame Quentin Bryce. Daniel discharged from the regular army in 2011. He became a Council Member of the Australian War Memorial in 2016. Daniel now lives in Brisbane and works for Thales.
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