Richard (Dickie) Bligh

“I had always lived in the bush, I had never lived in a house with running water and electricity. On the 13 March 1968, I was 21, and  I took the train to Brisbane the train to join the army. I remember the meal and the hot shower and I thought, I love this. It was the start of my life.  It was a life changing experience. Some of the blokes that I served with have actually been friends with for over fifty years now.”
– Richard Bligh