Defence personnel send Christmas messages to loved ones

Hundreds of Australian Defence Force personnel are spending Christmas away from their families - deployed on operations at home and overseas.

There are 230 troops posted in the Middle East and Solomon Islands and another 200 are deployed round Australia on domestic and border protection operations.

While they cannot be home at this special time, ADF members have recorded Christmas messages for their loved ones.

[alfredneuman]

Imagine, you are sent overseas to serve your country, do your duty which at times means killing people and when you get home, you are charged with some crime or other.

[muzzleflash]

Our thoughts go out to all the army reservists, in for some quick tax free cash, who are involved in the Tour of Duty Australia 🇦🇺 As the regular army members won't cop that shit, not on their watch.

[gsly]

Let's see which side their bread is buttered when the talking baked bean asks them to harm Australians.

[TheMisanthropeOne]

Defence Force? More like Invading Force.

[arroeducarlion]

where is the australian government?
THIS MUST BE STOPPED
we cant have australians showing affection for or spending time with family members

[boss]

More like offence personnel not defence personnel

[luciferblack]

Bring them home, the Solomon islands has called for China's help, they don't trust the liar from the shire either....👍

[shanevonharten]

Operations at home? Covid duties. Go home and leave the people alone, stop working for the tyrants

[domingasambriz]

Awake please see all around you falling apart, the devil has sworn he will take the world with him when he is cut off from the earth. Wake up is time to wake up.

[sgreg]

I find It sad, Come home. These young people look and sound like they need a big hug...they do not look like killers nor hard arsed fighters. come home, they do not trust you (thankxScottyFromFinance) they are with china.

[fungi]

We of course thank them for their serve
Even though they are really only good for fighting bushfires
Best we forget Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan
It was an exercise in futility and essentially waste of time, money, equipment, resources and lives for nothing