“An Australian patrol in Vietnam looks forward to a break, when one of them steps on a mine. It won’t explode till he steps off it, but there’s no way to disconnect the fuse.

The others, powerless to remove the threat, try to support him, but in the end stack their packs around his ankle and retire to a safe distance.

A story of mateship and Aussie Spirit in one of the worst conflicts this world has seen. Isn’t ironic that in 1968 we could safely have a man step on the moon but back on Earth each step could be your last.