7 episodes
My Life at War Uniting & Tribecast Media
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4.8 • 48 Ratings
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Told through the eyes of some of our last remaining veterans, My Life at War is a story of mateship, courage and sacrifice. Follow their personal and emotional journey from enlistment, going to war and eventually coming home.
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the 11 veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans
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Enlistment: Why I went to war at 15
You’ve just been told Australia is at war. How do you respond?
In this first episode, you’ll meet our WWII veterans as they relive the beginning of the Second World War, and recollect what compelled them to step forward and defend the nation.
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans -
War: It’s a matter of survival
As our Aussie soldiers and pilots head to the battlefields, they prepare to confront the enemy, their nerves, and their mortality. And all they really have is each other.
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans -
Attack on Australia: It’s our war now
The war comes to Australian shores, but no one is prepared.
The attacks on Darwin and Sydney would change every Australian’s perspective of the war. The battle is not in some far away land - “the enemy is on our doorstep”.
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans -
Women of the War: Mum, I’m a soldier now
“Once I got my uniform that was it. I was a soldier. That made all the difference.”
A spur-of-the-moment decision to enlist in the Army will change Marcia Halliday’s life. Nothing can prepare her for the reaction from her family, or her fellow servicemen.
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans -
Indigenous soldiers: Warrior spirit
Why would four Indigenous men from the same family fight for their country in WWII?
Former Warrant Officer Col Watego tells the emotional story of his family’s journey through the war. It is a story that acknowledges the warrior spirit and how his ancestors paved the way for him and other Indigenous soldiers.
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans -
Coming home: Life after war
In this final episode, our veterans experience an emotional homecoming.
No longer the teenagers who jumped at the chance to defend Australia, how will they adjust to their new lives ahead?
Uniting is proud to present My Life at War. Meet the veterans and find out more at uniting.org/veterans
Customer Reviews
Great podcast
A really insightful look into what our veterans did for our country and the sacrifices that they made.
An exceptional podcast, well produced and very emotional listening. We all need to share this podcast with as many people as possible. Can’t wait to listen to the rest of the podcast.
Such an important podcast
So thankful to reflect on the love these men and women had for our country and it’s people. Honoured to be recipients of their incredible sacrifices and to be reminded of this through these beautifully captured stories.
Thanks
Thanks for putting these stories together, I have heard stories from my Mother that I have never heard before.