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Mark gregor strang donaldson, vc born 2 april 1979 is an australian soldier and a recipient of the victoria cross for australia, the highest award in the australian honours system. Sydney harbour could be seen from a walkway that spanned the road history. On 2 september 2008, in eastern afghanistan, trooper mark donaldson made a splitsecond. The base, nicknamed the hive, stretches three kilometers underneath.
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