Strange Land Vietnam

You could feel the midday sun beginning to burn as we sat astride our boards outside the line of breakers in the warm, sparkling surf. Wave out the back! Time for action, up on the board, break left, duck under the curl, enjoy the exhilarating acceleration and hiss as we carve up the wave like a hot knife through butter. The South China Sea, Vung Tau, 1970. Continue Reading »

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You’ll notice I’ve changed the theme of the web site - I felt it was a bit gloomy. As well I’ve changed the pricing and details on the CD, now $15 Australian including post and pack, and I’ll upload more songs when I get the chance.

Bill

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 Len Smith says:

1. Kangaroo Bar Singapore Anzac Day 66.JPG

I am trying to positively identify and locate a soldier who was, I recall a Corporal and the paymaster with 2 SAS during their stint in Malaysia/Borneo in 1966.

The photo taken of this soldier is where he is peering around the guy in the white civvy shirt, looking at the camera and wearing black rimmed glasses. Yours truely, is the skinny Corporal standing with a “pony” in his hand posing for the cameraman.

I have written a book and unfortunately, I have misplaced his name which I now can’t remember.

I was wondering if you could send this out there with the photos and maybe someone may remember him and his contact details.

Many thanks,

Len Smith

******

If anyone knows this person, please let me know

Cheers

Bill

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06.03.2007
By JANE GARDNER
WOODBURN’S Anzac Day march may be cancelled this year after its RSL sub-branch was asked to pay Richmond Valley Council $10,000 to divert traffic off the Pacific Highway march route for an hour.

Woodburn-Evans Head RSL sub-branch president Darryl Pobje said it was the first time council had asked for payment in the club’s history.

“This is the most significant day of the year and council should be paying us to march,” he said.

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I guess this is the concept of “user pays” .

The Road Traffic Authority and the Council are saying:

“We don’t care that you went to Iraq, Aghanistan, Africa, Vietnam, Malaya, Borneo, Korea, WW2 and wherever else to defend the country at the request of your Government, your Government isn’t going to pay to divert traffic so that you and the public can commemorate those who have fallen.

You should pay”

Apparently the AWU and John Laws have paid so that the RSL in Woodburn can March, and thanks to them for that, but it’s not the point.

The Council and the Road Traffic Authority need a good kick up the freckle to wake up to themselves, as do the Mayor, CEO, Director General and the relevant Minister, I don’t think you would get many people complaining about having to be diverted around Woodburn for a few hours so that diggers and the public can commemorate the fallen.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

from Laurence Binyon, For the Fallen 

Bureaucrats, mourn your paper cuts, ink-stained pockets and shiny-arsed trousers, while you penalise those who defend us.

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