Newly appointed Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has overturned a decision to strip 3,000 soldiers of their citations after their service in Afghanistan. Last year, Chief of Defence Angus Campbell recommended the Meritorious Unit Citation be revoked for the Special Operations Task Group as a “collective punishment” after the release of a report that revealed evidence of war crimes committed by Australian personnel. However, Dutton said that only those convicted of war crimes would lose their medals. “We shouldn’t be punishing the 99 percent for the sins of one percent,” Dutton told 2GB radio. “This says to people very clearly before Anzac Day that we want to reset, that we want to provide support to those people who have served our country and who have died in that service,” he said. The minister noted that around 40,000 Australians served in Afghanistan, with many losing “mates and family.” Anzac Day should …