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Kia ora, thank you for the AMA and a big thank you for your service, from across the ditch! I have a handful of questions:

• Did you serve with many Australian units or personnel during WWII, and if so, did you feel the ANZAC Spirit helped forge mateship in a different way to, say, American personnel?

• Did you or any of your mates get redeployed to Italy when the 3rd Division was disbanded? Were there any internal views at the time as to whether disbanding the 3rd Division was a good or bad idea?

• If you had a single piece of advice or insight as result of your life experience, to pass on to a young person of today, what would it be?

Hello Mr Koplinski! Unfortunately, being from Australia, I haven't the faintest idea what issues are pertinent for Pennsylvanians, but have you ever considered becoming the Prime Minister of Australia? Our current one is a complete dud and from the couple of minutes I spent perusing your website, I'm already convinced you would do a better job.

Also, I noted the internet in-jokes (banana for scale, horse-sized duck) in your post - do you spend much time online in communities such as Reddit/Imgur? Do you have any views on the FCC proposals? Thanks!

Great answers, thank you, and thanks for the Seabees link - I have some reading to do!

Hello, welcome to Reddit and thank you for your AMA - interesting topic! A handful of questions:

• Do you believe lasting peace in the Middle East is a realistic prospect in the foreseeable future, and what are the biggest barriers to achieving peace currently? Are there any avenues toward progress which are not being explored fully?

• It seems most Western nations, to varying degrees, endeavour to separate State from Religion. Do you believe religion serves any useful purpose in determining policy for a country in the 21st century? Does it depend on the prevailing religion/culture of each country?

I asked (among other things) about 3 hours ago, but no joy!