E122 | Rod Henderson - Australian Peacekeepers - A soldier's career and a national monument to military personnel killed in training. From big ambition comes big legacy.

🎖️ From big ambition comes lasting legacy.E122 | Rod Henderson - Australian Peacekeepers - A soldier's career and a national monument to military personnel killed in training. From big ambition comes big legacy.Rod Henderson served in the Australian Army for 22 years, beginning as a paratrooper with 3 RAR before becoming a Black Hawk and Chinook helicopter crewman. His service included deployments to East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and Afghanistan, along with domestic counter-terrorism and disaster-response operations.In this episode, Rod shares his journey from medical separation to finding renewed purpose through the Australian War Memorial, writing his memoir Stop Screaming, I’m Scared Too, and becoming CEO of the Australian Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Veterans’ Association. He discusses the importance of recognising every form of service and ensuring Australia’s peacekeepers receive the advocacy and recognition they deserve.Rod also introduces the ambitious Australian Military Training Memorial—a proposed national monument on Anzac Parade honouring ADF personnel who lost their lives during training. A powerful conversation about service, purpose and creating a lasting place of recognition for those who left for training but never came home.🌐 Learn more and support the association:👉 https://www.peacekeepers.asn.au📖 Get a signed copy of Rod’s memoir:👉 https://www.rodhendersonauthor.com.au🌐 Join the VBC Community:👉 https://veteranbc.com/join-our-community#VBC #VBCPodcast #VeteranBusinessCommunity #AustralianVeterans #AustralianPeacekeepers #APPVA #MilitaryService #VeteranAdvocacy #AustralianMilitaryTrainingMemorial #StillServing