Commando and lawyer Keith Wolahan’s military experience could make him an influential figure over defence policy and international affairs after he enters Parliament.
Liberal candidate Keith Wolahan at his home in Warranwood on the outskirts of Melbourne this week with Jet, who is eight months old. Tash Sorensen
Keith Wolahan’s last day of his first tour of Afghanistan was probably his worst.
On July 8, 2008, the Army captain was preparing to fly out of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt when news came over the radio net that Sean McCarthy, a signaller in the Special Air Service Regiment, had been killed when a bomb ripped through his lightly armoured vehicle.
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