My dad used to take me camping and he taught me how to shoot a .22 rifle, how to fish, how to light a fire and other bush skills. I suppose that how we became very close.

Dad and me in the backyard in Vermont, taken in 1966?

I wasn't a very good student, I was lazy and used to be a bit of a class clown. Looking back on high school, I wished I had worked harder and taken my studies more seriously, but I suppose who doesn't?

The High School Student - Year 9 Vermont High School' 1978.

I wanted to make the Army my career, but it wasn't to be. The highlight of my army career was winning my battalion's shooting competition in 1984 and being presented a trophy by my commanding officer.

The Bronze ANZAC - Private Ian Holdsworth

I have travelled oversea's over a 11 times and been to over 30 countries. Thats probaly why, I don't have any money, or a house, or a family, but I still have a bad case of the wanderlust!

The World Traveller - the Botanical Gardens, Penang Malaysia April 1991.

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