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Vol
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COCKSCOMB
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V8I1
July 2009 |
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'Operation
Cockscomb' was co-ordinated by Sgt Mick Stokes who lives in Cawarral
and is a regular working visitor to Cockscomb. Mick is a member of our
Regular Army based in Rockhampton. |
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In
preparation for Vietnam Veterans Day this year and coinciding with the
joint Military Exercise TALISMAN SABER 2009 a number of US Marines,
Australian RAAF and Military personal visited Cockscomb and carried
out maintenance work, planting of new gardens, fencing the new boundary
and adding shelves to the Camp wagon and a prefabricated wood-box. In
8 hours the visiting troops carried out two years of work for Cockscomb
Veterans Bush Retreat and their visit was very much appreciated.The
troops eat well too, they brought all their own catering supplies for
a BBQ lunch and dinner that night. |
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Combat
Camera Unit dusting off the equipment
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(Exercise Talisman Saber 2009 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations in order to improve ADF/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. This exercise is a major undertaking that reflects the closeness ofour alliance and the strength of the ongoing military-military relationship. ) |
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Sargent
Fiona Cobby RAAF and Master Sargent Klever Novillo US Marines were presented
with a Certificate of Appreciation from Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retreat
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| Planting
Gazanias and mulching the garden |
US
Marine and Australian Army working together on the perimeter fence |
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Fencing
off the block; Military and Rockhampton Regional Council working together |
Planting
new gardens behind the Denis Murray BBQ |
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Running
the wire through the posts |
The
Army is now equal opportunity |
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A
good steak, mustard and salad lunch |
Kevin
Hogan from Rimrock Agencies Rockhampton and Stihl donated an FS45 weed-eater
to Cocokscomb; it'll be put to good use in keeping the block tidy |
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| The best quality thick steak and so tender | Shower
water stored to water the trees |
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Before
and after, a John Deere 100 ride-on presented to Cockscomb by the Australian 9th Support Battalion |
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US
Marines prefabricated our new woodbox and like a giant leggo it clipped
into place |
The
new wood-box now has steel legs and cliplock steel sheeting to protect
from the weather and whiteants |
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