Sean Patrick McCarthy

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Sean McCarthy, 25, was a Signaller in the SASR. He, two other SASR soldiers and a soldier from another country were wounded when the vehicle they were travelling in was attacked by a roadside bomb on 8 July 2008 during a patol in Orūzgān Province. Signaller McCarthy died from his wounds after being evacuated to the SOTG's base at Tarin Kowt.[23]. He was on his 2nd tour of duty in Afghanistan. The two other Australians wounded in the attack return... more

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