In early 1990 I received a call from an old friend, Pamela Lulham Murray-White. We had known each other from the Army where I was an instructor on her Officer Course. I was surprised to hear from her, having not done so for many years.

Pam had an idea. She firmly believed that if we could get "tear-away" kids into the Australian Outback for ten days and teach them a few unusual new skills, it may assist in raising their self esteem. Perhaps we could help them change some of their attitudes and maybe even see life a little differently.

My job was to teach Outback Survival - traps, snares, water, tucker, fire-making and shelters. The kids really enjoyed their experiences and for many it has significantly their lives.

Operation Flinders - New Horizons for Youth at Risk, was born.

Pam (Moonbeam) Murray-White, died of cancer a few years after she had established the Operations Flinders Foundation, certainly the best program of it's nature in Australia, if not the world.

Moonbeam's rest on Moolooloo Hill	Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

One day, during Operation Flinders, I was sitting alone in Nuccaleena Creek on Moolooloo sheep station, when I began thinking about how I had become a Victim to life. I was blaming my problems in life on everything and everybody but myself.

In the isolation of that beautiful and rugged place, a peace came over me that I hadn't experienced before. I felt at one with the earth, and realized that nothing happens by coincidence. I thought, "if being back in the bush can work for me, perhaps it can work for other Vietnam Veterans".

Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

"I'm bloody "traumypnotized". Hypnotized by the trauma of Vietnam and my life. I decided I was going to be what I used to be, a warrior, a gentle peaceful warrior. There is nobody less interesting than a "victim" - "Poor me, poor me, pour me a drink".

"Secret Creek" Flinders Ranges.	Hannigan Gap, Moolooloo Station.

I knew I had to do something about my calm fury. I hated being angry. I felt that anger was eating away my insides and could, possibly develop into cancer.

Anger has exactly the same consequences for me if I put a D in front of it. The person in greatest danger from my anger was me.

The concept of TROJANS TREK was born.

What is TROJANS TREK? Does it do anything to help Vietnam Veterans?

The answer to the above questions are explained in CROSSFIRE.

The road to Freedom, Flinders Ranges, SA.	Trojans Trek, sharing secrets.