Disquiet - the Justifiable Homicide of an Australian Vietnam Veteran

Disquiet - the Justifiable Homicide of an Australian Vietnam Veteran1991 In the foothills of Tasmanias Mount Wellington a Vietnam veteran, Joe Gilewicz is shot dead by a special police group. Their version is simple: he shot at us, we shot back. A ballistics cop enters the killing zone and plants evidence to shore up the official police linebut he cant go on with it. He confesses and expects prison. The dead man is a comrade in arms. Born in a Nazi concentration camp, Stan Hanuszewicz is a two tour Vietnam Vet. The

1991-In the foothills of TasmaniaÕs Mount Wellington a Vietnam veteran, Joe Gilewicz is shot dead by a special police group. Their version is simple: he shot at us, we shot back. A ballistics cop enters the killing zone and plants evidence to shore up the official police lineÉbut he canÕt go on with it. He confesses and expects prison.The dead man is a comrade in arms. Born in a Nazi concentration camp, Stan Hanuszewicz is a two-tour Vietnam Vet. The dead soldierÕs parents, holocaust survivors too. They met behind the wire in a death camp.'I cannot watch when they pull my fingernails out,' she tells the author.'Swim from Gestapo' her friend calls as they make a bid for freedom in icy waters near the camp. ÔDisquietÕ is an unedited compilation of formal court statements and recorded family anecdote. Today JoeÕs death is recorded as Ôjustifiable homicideÕ. Disquiet is self-published on Lulu for the record.