sympathy and condolences

You can send your sympathy and condolences to those who have lost loved ones and friends in the mine disaster (New Zealand) via the Mayor of Greymouth.

The Mayor is going to display all messages around the district of Greymouth.

The E-mail address is mayor@greydc.govt.nz

Incident at Vung Tau

My name is Terry Smith and I served in Vietnam from approximately early November 1971 to end of February 1972 in Vung Tau. There was an incident that occurred in either January or February regarding shots fired whilst on picquet duty on perimeter at Vung Tau. If you recall any details of this incident or know of any one who witnessed this could you please contact me on 0260264533 or techmec@bigpond.com. I am requiring witnesses for an AAt Veterans Appeal.

I am also looking for piquet duty rosters for Jan and Feb 1072. These seem very hard to locate as detailed records were apparently not kept then as the base was closing. Thought you may be able to help.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Terry Smith.

ALL IS SECURE

Christmas Parcels for the Troops

For those of you who are sending Christmas parcels, and there is quite a few of you, please ensure that you use only the addresses listed below and have your parcel etcetera posted prior to the 15th December.



AFPO 13 is not to be used as previously advised. This is the AFPO that is dedicated for the families of the deployed personnel. Sending generically addressed mail through this AFPO (to An Australian Soldier / Sailor / Airman / Airwoman / EDD) will unfortunately slow up the mail that is destined for the troops coming from their families. The only addresses you are to use are those list below.





An Australian Soldier / Sailor / Airman / Airwoman
Christmas Mail
Middle East Operations
AFPO 60
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890

An Australian Soldier / Sailor / Airman / Airwoman
Christmas Mail
East Timor Operations
AFPO 61
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890

An Australian Soldier / Sailor / Airman / Airwoman
Christmas Mail
Solomon Islands Operations
AFPO 62
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890

The Late Peter Naughton

Australian Logistics Support Company 27/05/1965 - 06/05/1966,
Ships Army Staff (HMAS Sydney) 27/03/1968 - 12/04/1968

Those of you who served with or had the pleasure of knowing Peter may wish to attend this service.

I have finally been able to arrange Peter's internment and would be happy if there is some way to let others know when and where. Can you help me?
The internment will be held at Kangaroo Ground Cemetery, Cemetery Rd Kangaroo Ground VIC, one hour’s drive North of Melbourne, on Friday, 3rd of December at 11 am.
Any members of the forces who knew my husband would be most welcome to farewell him on this day.

Regards Maura Naughton

Memorial Service for Ed Simpson

Hello Allan,
Lorraine Carrigan rang me to let everyone know that a memorial service is to be held for Eddie Simpson ex RAAOC at St John V Catholic church, Crn Ernest and Kooalgin Street Manly QLD on 18th November at 11am. I will be away in Geelong at this time so would appreciate it if these details could be passed on to members. I would also like to pass on advice on the passing of the following RAAOC members, COL Norman Swan ex 2 BOD 1970's and Ray Webster ex PJI and Para Rigger. Sick List includes Noel Carrigan who continues to improve following surgery, Peter Barrow, and Paul Darby who both have ongoing health issues. Hope all have a great Christmas Function and sorry that Faye and I will be absent. Best wishes to all for a Happy and safe Festive Season. Regards Bill Jeffers

LOOKING FOR KOREAN, MALAYAN OR VIETNAM VETERANS FROM THIRROUL

Thirroul R S L Sub Branch Committee is currently compiling an Honour Roll for placement at Thirroul Memorial Park.

We are searching for the names of those who served in the Korean, Malayan or Vietnam wars (either enlisted or conscripted - Navy, Army, RAAF, civillian) and were actually residing in Thirroul at the time of enlistment or conscription.

If you are one of these residents or have any information or contact details of Veterans who served in these wars we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Please contact John Bond

Phone: 0417.298.545 or send an email to: johnbond2@bigpond.com

Mick Marazes Funeral arrangements

Micks funeral will be held at Leppington at 10am Thursday the 4th November 2010. A wake will be held at Camden Valley Golf Resort
810 Camden Valley Way, Catherine Field, Australia, 2171 after the service.

http://ofpvietnam.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=1

If anyone would like to send a message of condolence to Micks wife Joan they can do so by sending an e-mail to Bill MacDougall at lmacdougall8@bigpond.com.

If anyone has a contact number for Peter Bray could you let either me or Bill know please.

Rick

Christmas Care Package's

A Christmas Care Package Aussie Soldiers Overseas plan is being developed by the National Welfare Coordination Centre. They can be contacted on telephone 1800 801 026.

They will release details for a specific Armed Forces Post Office (AFPO) address for such parcels to be sent to in order to reach the soldiers.
Once this address has been released (I phoned the NWCC today and they have not yet released the AFPO address) then we will have until 15 Dec to submit our parcels to that address.

In the meantime, if a family has a specific person they wish to send a small parcel to, then the individual address details are, for Operation ASTUTE in Timor Leste:


PMKeys Number, Rank, Name
AFPO 05
Australian Defence Forces
NSW 2890

and for Operation SLIPPER at Tarin Kowt Afghanistan:

PMKeys Number, Rank, Name
AFPO 13
Australian Defence Forces
NSW 2890

I hope this is of some assistance.

Best regards,


Stuart Smith
Brigadier
Commander 3 Brigade
(currently deploy on Exercise HAMEL)

Ex-Servicemen and Womens campsite in WA

Hi Folks, This may not interest everybody.The Veteran Community in WA ,largely through the tireless efforts of Norm Whitburn ( ex POFC) have obtained a abandoned cattle station in the Northwest from the State Government and Department of Environmental Protection...

This is to be set up as a Veterans Retreat with facilities for camping etc...The only one real drawback for some people will be its isolation...It is approx. 80 klms off the Port Hedland-Marble bar road on the Woody Woody Mine road which I think is Rio Tinto owned....

Norm has canvassed the big miners out there as well as the Marble Bar shire, interested Government departments and he has been impressed by the support offered...

The station is the old Meentheena Cattle Run of some 700.000 Acres which has been disused for some time , it has the Nullagine river passing through it and fairly good roads to and from the proposed camp area...We have been out that way and it is probably a good 3 hour drive from Port Hedland...

As of early next year the setting up of the camp will begin in earnest and any body who is passing that way is more than welcome to drop in and crack a tinny with fellow ex servicemen and women..

Norms Email is nwhitburn@bigpond.com and he can fill you in on the details if you are interested....

Could you please pass this on to any other interested parties...There may be a need for volunteer workers in the initial stages so I told Norm I would pass on the information.....He has done a great job and it would be a pityif he was not supported ..I believe that Norms wife is going to be setting up a web page so all will be kept up to date as it develops...

Kindest regards to all Shang and Marlene.....