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Donald William Tate

Donald William Tate

ISRAEL: ‘The apple of God’s eye.’

an essay by Don Tate

4 min readDec 13, 2023

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ISRAEL: ‘The apple of God’s eye.’

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Donald William Tate

ISRAEL NEEDS A BARAK

Cometh the hour; cometh the man, they say.

6 min readOct 11, 2023

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ISRAEL NEEDS A BARAK

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Donald William Tate

RANDOM THOUGHTS ON ‘HUCKLEBERRY FINN’

Acclaimed as one of the greatest American novels, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn has attracted, deservedly, a multitude of critical comment…

11 min readOct 1, 2023

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RANDOM THOUGHTS ON ‘HUCKLEBERRY FINN’

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Donald William Tate

CONVICTS — the core of Australian toughness!

When the first English convicts came ashore in Sydney Cove on January 27th 1788, little did they know they were sowing the seeds of a…

10 min readAug 22, 2023

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CONVICTS — the core of Australian toughness!

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Donald William Tate

ON FIGHTING

© Don Tate

3 min readJun 23, 2023

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ON FIGHTING

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Donald William Tate

TRUST NSW POLICE? No thanks…

Some years ago, a young aboriginal lad — T.J. Hickey — was killed in Redfern when pursued by NSW Police. Somehow he managed to get impaled…

9 min readJun 23, 2023

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TRUST NSW POLICE? No thanks…

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Donald William Tate

A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ INCOMPETENCE IN VIETNAM

On just one occasion during my tour in Vietnam I left the bolt out of my rifle after cleaning it. It was poor soldiering, no doubt about…

4 min readJun 12, 2023

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A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ INCOMPETENCE IN VIETNAM

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Donald William Tate

‘INEXCUSABLE, INEXPLICABLE, UNBELIEVABLE NEGLIGENCE’- The Australian Army in Vietnam

On the 19th July 1969, I was one of eight men who were badly wounded in an assault against a Viet Cong bunker complex.

13 min readMay 9, 2023

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‘INEXCUSABLE, INEXPLICABLE, UNBELIEVABLE NEGLIGENCE’- The Australian Army in Vietnam

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Donald William Tate

THE ‘FRAGGING’ — AND A KANGAROO COURT?

Australian infantry private, Peter Denzil Allen, was charged with murder during the Vietnam War.

16 min readMay 7, 2023

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THE ‘FRAGGING’ — AND A KANGAROO COURT?

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Donald William Tate

YOU ARE PROOF THAT GOD EXISTS!

Yes- you.

5 min readApr 12, 2023

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YOU ARE PROOF THAT GOD EXISTS!

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Donald William Tate

Donald William Tate

War veteran; happily married for 55 years; retired high school English teacher; father to five, grandfather to eleven- and best-selling author of five books

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