Commando News issue 15 2019

and who has a great heart and love of Commandos and
has energy to burn on association matters. He has
proven himself as a worthy Vice in this short time since
the AGM and we should forward to him being around
in the association committee for many years and
seeing great things from him.
Committee members, other than Barry stepping
down and taking on a new role, Tony becoming Vice
President, and my appointment as president your
committee is still the same. Two I would like to mention
today are Bruce Poulter as Secretary and, Ivan who as
Treasurer who has been invaluable in committee
organisational and constitutional matters These guys
have been members of your committee for many years
and lately have been helping Tony and I settle in our
new posts. These two gentlemen have been wonderful
support to your president both past and present for a
long time and are looking to have someone take over
their roles in the near future so if you have some skills
and or keen to be part of the leading Commando
Association please let us know who you are.
On becoming President, I have met and talked with
many people. Some I already knew, some new to me,
some members, some not members and it has been
enlightening and it has also been most wonderful and
humbling receiving the encouragement from you all.
I have listened to many stories from you and heard
the wishes for the association and hopefully we can see
some these through. Please don’t hesitate and call or
message me anytime for I am available for a cup of tea
or a beer to chat about a problem or project you
think we should be involved in.
I believe my role is to support and serve the
membership, the membership is the association
and the association has members, however the
association is for all members and non-members
with commando and special operations links nomatter
who they are. From what I have seen,
heard and felt over the past months it is where
we as an association should be
showing our efforts. It must be
understood we are an
individual organisation by law,
a legal entity on our own, even
though we share a common
name to other association and
prescribe to a “National”
association as a member we
also have the ability to choose
our own path and direction as
group under our own banner
and I look forward to hearing
from our members where they
want the association to direct
its energy in the future.
Unfortunately, we have seen
a few former Com mandos pass
away over the last few months
and my thoughts and prayers
go out the family and friends of our fallen brothers. We
are happy we could provide support to the families and
Barry Grant, once again, was leading services, and with
the aid of others was working with family and friends in
providing support and representing Commando
brotherhood and on behalf of the association
membership as a whole. I was able to attend a few
funerals and the support from former and current Cdo
and SAS members was a wonderful sight and incredibly
stirring.
Less We forget.
There is much to say and more to follow, however
watch out for information on the following items in the
mail, email, Facebook, or next magazine:
• ANZAC Day
• Commando Association NSW - Web Site
• Commando Association NSW - On line shop
• Story on Rite of Passage support by your
association
• Information on our own association building
• Commando Museum Holsworthy committee
• Supporting Army Cadets
• Information about National Association activities
• Timor Awakening
• Social Events
Wayne Havenaar
President
Aust. Cdo Assoc. NSW
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