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Discussion Thread: 🎃 Thursday 2 October 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by melbaboutown@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It honestly seems like the happiest he has ever been was in the army.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I think so too.

There were set rules, no one in his unit was out to get him, he learnt skills, he was treated as his own person, he had a purpose bigger than himself.