Operation Slipper Welcome Home parade 

"SOLDIERS and others who served in Afghanistan for more than a decade have been officially welcomed home in parades across Australia.
From late 2001 to the end of last year, some 35,000 defence personnel, officials, police and diplomats served in what was called Operation Slipper.
That was Australia’s contribution to the conflict in Afghanistan, launched after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington DC.
Forty-one Australians died in Afghanistan during this mission."
news.com.au
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