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Message from the Secretary Greetings Members, This Christmas message is sent to you and all your family with best wishes from your committee. We hope that the coming year is one of health and happiness to you. To our sick members, some of you may be un - fortunate to be in hospital over this period, we are thinking of you. Our thoughts at this time are especially with our members’ families of John de Witt, John Phillips, Frank Oliver and just recently, Neil Barrie and Bill Clutterbuck – their “VALE” is in this issue, and also to those ADF families and friends, for their loved ones who will not be returning home for Christmas from Afghanistan. (I refer to those five dreadful casualties in late August. Three of these soldiers were shot by a ‘rogue’ soldier, a member of the Afghan Army, with whom they were training. He was a part of the Afghan National Army being trained to maintain peace and stability in their country, when our troops withdraw, about 2014. The other two tragedies were the result of their helicopter crashing in a mountainous region in Afghanistan). I attended my local RSL Sub Branch (Tilligerry—it was recently voted to ‘re-name’ it from Lemon Tree Passage and Districts) for the Remembrance Day Ceremony on the 11th of the 11th. It was well attended. I read in the NSW RSL “Reveille” (Nov/Dec 2012 Issue), in Chris Perrin’s article, he is urging any member of a Sub Branch, that does not conduct this Ceremony, to ‘Move a motion’ to do so in the future. I do understand that the Boer War was the first war where our (Australian) armed forces were used in, but the First World War, and the sheer horror and toll of lives lost in this conflict are firmly burnt into everyone’s minds --and will forever be. It is an IMPORTANT DAY and we shall never forget. Ruth and I took the opportunity, in October, to spend nearly 3 weeks with some of our family who live in Mission Beach in Far North Queensland. It was great to ‘catch up’ with them and also to a neighbour of our granddaughter. They are Arthur and Marge Sander - son. Arthur was in the transport during WW 2 and at 90 years young he is doing it a bit tough at the moment—if you happen to read this Arthur, Ruth and I pass on our good wishes to you and Marge. I had the pleasure of representing our Association as our Standard Bearer at the Reserve Forces Day 2013 “Launch”. (See my report further on.) After it concluded I drove to our Reunion venue at Paddington RSL Club (See our Annual Reunion Summary, also in this Issue.) Our Association sent a “Letter of Congratula - tions” to CPL Daniel Keighran VC for the act of courage he displayed, in August 2010, whilst being a member of a ‘partnered’ fighting force which came under sustained enemy fire at Darapet in the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan. With no thought for his own safety, he ‘broke cover’ to draw enemy fire on himself so that wounded soldiers could be treated and later assisted in the clearance of a landing zone to enable safe evacuation of the wounded. (It brings to mind the biblical saying… ”Greater love hath no man…”) In closing for 2012, Ruth and I wish you all a very Happy and healthy Christmas. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (3rd request) Alan Curry The CENTENARY of our beginnings — 5th Field Ambulance AAMC – will be MARCH 2015. To celebrate and remember our comrades-in-arms through the years gone by, our Association’s Committee would like your input on the following: 1. I would purchase a bottle of Port for $35..........YES/NO 2. I would purchase a bottle of Red Wine for $20 (Shiraz) ..............................................................YES/NO 3. I would purchase a bottle of White Wine for $20 (Chardonnay or Riesling) ...............................YES/NO 4. I would purchase a short-sleeve, collared “T” shirt (With pocket) for $35 ...................................................YES/NO 5. I would purchase ONE of each of the above for $100 (Includes postage) ........................................YES/NO All money raised from these “Expressions” will go toward a 3-course sit-down luncheon, with all drinks, for a nominal price of $15 per head. The venue to be decided. Please advise me if you would travel from interstate for this occasion? As of this issue, other members/friends have indicated they will purchase either some items, or everything, when the date gets closer. May we count on your commitment? Our GOAL is at least 100 members/friends to indicate they will commit. Our Committee sincerely thank you for your responses. _________________ 11
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