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Recently I was very pleased to be able to help the United States embassy with information, contacts and material relating to the activities of our coastwatchers, who played such a vital role in the South Pacific during World War II.
This assistance was to help incoming American ambassador Caroline Kennedy pay her respects to these brave men.
Ambassador Kennedy, of course, has a deep personal connection to their heroism because her father, President John F. Kennedy, was saved by Australian coastwatcher Reg Evans in 1943.
A couple of years back I produced a two-part episode about Reg’s life, that incident, how Reg’s role went unknown for so many years and how he was rediscovered after JFK won the 1960 election.
It’s one of my favourite episodes and I’m glad to present it again if you missed it - or if you want to hear it again.
I’ll be back next week to start a new round of brand-new Forgotten Australia episodes.
I’ve been hard at work these past weeks on a handful of amazing stories that I’m really looking forward to sharing.
There’s also a new bonus episode coming down the pipeline for supporters.
But in the meantime, here’s Reg Evans’s story. Lest we forget.
To support Forgottten Australia: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Recently I was very pleased to be able to help the United States embassy with information, contacts and material relating to the activities of our coastwatchers, who played such a vital role in the South Pacific during World War II.
This assistance was to help incoming American ambassador Caroline Kennedy pay her respects to these brave men.
Ambassador Kennedy, of course, has a deep personal connection to their heroism because her father, President John F. Kennedy, was saved by Australian coastwatcher Reg Evans in 1943.
A couple of years back I produced a two-part episode about Reg’s life, that incident, how Reg’s role went unknown for so many years and how he was rediscovered after JFK won the 1960 election.
It’s one of my favourite episodes and I’m glad to present it again if you missed it - or if you want to hear it again.
I’ll be back next week to start a new round of brand-new Forgotten Australia episodes.
I’ve been hard at work these past weeks on a handful of amazing stories that I’m really looking forward to sharing.
There’s also a new bonus episode coming down the pipeline for supporters.
But in the meantime, here’s Reg Evans’s story. Lest we forget.
To support Forgottten Australia: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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