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Here's a photo of our General Peter Cosgrove. General Cosgrove and his wife happened to be on the same flight from Shanghai to Beijing as the one my tour group was on.

My mum was the one to first recognise him - her being the news obsessed person she is (!). As we were boarding the airplane he was seated on the first seat to the right - in business class.

Anyhow, upon disembarkation of the plane, we approached him to say hi and ask for a photo. His wife was happy to take this snap with my K750i.

Who is General Cosgrove??? I hear some people say...

Australian of the Year for 2001!

According to this BBC article he has earned himself "a reputation as one of his country's most respected soldiers."

In the article referenced above he was posted to lead the multinational force up in East Timor to restore order.

Actually just a month before we bumped into him he retired from service. He is also a a Vietnam Veteran who was "awarded for Military Cross for his work during an assault on enemy positions."

Upon retirement, he was appointed to be a non-executive director on the Qantas board. I belive he was also asked to join a number of other organisations.