Who was Ramu Diro?
Ramu (Ted) Diro was a leader of the PNG Defence Force.
In an early 1960s bivouac in the area that is now part of Varirata National Park an enthusiastic young cadet, Ramu (Ted) Diro by name, accidentally shot Lance Corporal Gerega Pepena in the bottom at point-blank range. Fortunately for Pepena (and Diro), the offending projectile was a blank. The painful experience did not deter either cadet, for Diro went on to become the first Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force after Independence, whilst Pepena was appointed Minister for Defence in one of the governments.”
See -- http://www.pngbd.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9376
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