New Organising Committee

Terry Byrne gemini01@westnet.com.au 07 5534 4984

Tony Mohr mohrie@bigpond.com

ajmohr@bigpond.com 54382402 0407546311

RUs Dinte russdinte@aanet.com.au

Neil Collard neilcoll@tpg.com.au 07 3847 1988

Vince Robinson robbo.019@bigpond.com 07 3800 5736

Bob Hartman 073889 4595

Please contact any of the above members if you have any concerns regarding the next reunion

Plaque Dedication & Reunion AWM Canberra 2010

Plaque Dedication & Reunion AWM Canberra 2010

The Supply Platoons Association, on behalf of all RAASC Vietnam Vets, has been working to lay a RAASC plaque at the Australian War Memorial. The Commemorative Plaque Laying and Commemoration weekend will run 25-28 Mar 2010 and you are all invited to this one and only commemoration.

This is going to be the reunion of all reunions, with around 3,500 RAASCpersonnel who served in SVN. In all probability you will run into a digger you did corps training with,and haven't seen for over 40 years.

To get on board, let us have your contact details asap which can be sent to PO Box 214 Calwell ACT 2905 or emailed to dabblers1@bigpond.com and we will keep you informed as planning develops.

Posted by Hector on behalf of RAASC Vietnam Supply Platoons Association

First meeting of new organizing committee

You all may be interested in knowing the new organizing committee will be holding it's first meeting next week, results of the meeting will be posted, plus anything of interest. Keep a look out.

Vince Robinson back with us

It great to hear Vince Robinson has surfaced again, good to see you back mate. Vince has agreed to help us in organizing our next reunion. Vince has not had the best of luck lately, so we hope a change is just around the corner. Just to refresh any bad memories I found a photo of Vince back then.

This weeks memory from then

I think it was a Sunday morning and the sandbags were looking a bit worn and faded, so we all set out to replaced them. We had to have them finished by mid-day, we all know why. As Russell said he worked the hardest we made him king of the sandbag kids. To this day he still holds the title and here is the photo to prove it.

Vale Dennis Hull

We acknowledge the passing of Dennis Hull recently in Queensland. A couple of emails have come with this news in memory of Dennis. Dennis is listed as serving with 2 platoon in 1967. I believe that John Walker caught up with him before he died.

They grow not old . . . .


Hector

In a rush for the load

I thought this was an interesting shot. It was taken just outside ALSG not far from the water point. I can't remember why they had the load on the back of our truck when the choper pad was only a few hundred yards away. I think it might have been a case of greatcoats on greatcoats off. It was an air dispatcher doing the hook up. Late in 1968