Stop screaming I’m scared too: an Australian soldier’s story: East Timor, Pakistan, PNG, Afghanistan. Rod Henderson. 2024.

‘Stop screaming, I’m scared too!’ Is not what you’d expect to see on the back of a loadmaster’s helmet in a Chinook helicopter flying over southern Afghanistan, but for Rod Henderson it sums up his 22:yers of service as @ soldier I. the Australian Army.

During the busiest period in the Army’s history, Rod was deployed to Easr Timor, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Australia, he was involved in counter terrorism operations and disaster recovery. From an infantry paratrooper to Chinook loadmaster and Black Hawk door gunner, Rod reveals an enthralling and unique perspective of service.

Whether it is ‘right place, wrong time’ or just unlucky, he found himself in a series of life threatening and traumatic events. Each one took a toll. Accepting the physical injuries and mental health challenges from his service,. Rod found healing in the hallowed halls of the Australian War Memorial.