Given the question: What key details about alf garland can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: brigadier alfred barrett '' alf '' garland am -lrb- 19 march 1932 -- 9 march 2002 -rrb- was an australian army officer , and national president of the returned and services league of australia -lrb- rsl -rrb- from 1988 -- 1993 . garland had a distinguished military career , and attracted media attention by being outspoken on many controversial social issues , often antagonising the keating government at the time . brigadier garland 's army career spanned 35 years . in 1965 , he commanded the 1st special air service squadron against indonesian forces in borneo . during the vietnam war , he was second-in-command of the rar , and was appointed australia 's chief liaison officer to us forces . he was president of the act branch of the rsl , before becoming the rsl national president in 1988 . garland was elected as the australian monarchist league delegate from nsw at the 1998 australian constitutional convention . he joined bruce ruxton in campaigning against the notion of australia becoming a republic . the two sat next to each other , angering republican delegates by opposing them on almost every point . in one attempt to filibuster debate , garland recounted his family 's loyalty to the crown beginning in medieval times . he was chairman of both the australian monarchist league nsw and act branches . garland also opposed the construction of the japanese funded technology city known as the multifunction polis -lrb- mfp -rrb- . he died at age 69 , after a long battle with motor neurone disease .
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- battles is korean war indonesia -- malaysia confrontation vietnam war- death date is 09 march 2002- allegiance is australia- commands is 1st squadron , special air service regiment- nickname is alf- awards is member of the order of australia mentioned in despatches- birth date is 19 march 1932- serviceyears is 1951 -- 1984- name is alfred barrett garland- branch is australian army- laterwork is national australia -lrb- 1988 -- 93 -rrb- president of the returned and services league of- birth place is sydney , new south wales- rank is brigadier