Reserve Forces Day 2009
113 Days to go until
1 July 2010
Did you as a reservist serve overseas and were awarded a medal for that service? Then, Use the link below to register for a comemorative ribbon.
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Served overseas? Use the button to your left to register for a commemorative
ribbon. |
| NATIONAL & NSW RFD LAUNCH SHORE SCHOOL SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2009 |
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The 2010 Reserve Forces Day celebrations were launched by the Commander
Second Division, Major General Craig
Williams AM at Shore School Sydney on Saturday 5 December 2010. The
ceremony consisted of a parade of the Association Standards led by former
commanders of the Second Division, 5 and 8 Brigades marshalled by Warrant
Officer Harry Crampton, and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Butler.
Each reservist at the launch who had served overseas and was present was
then presented with a special sky blue
ribbon to commemorate their service by The Hon Mr Roger Price MP representing
the Prime Minister.

This was followed by speeches from Lieutenant Colonel John Moore AM,
RFD, ED summing up the year 2009 (you can see the slide show he used to illustrate this by activating the button below); The Hon Sir Laurence Street AC, KMG, QC
detailing the Reserve Forces Day plans for 2010; Captain Barrie Newman RFD,
ED about his service in Kashmir and Vietnam (see button below to download transcript; Commander The Hon Peter Collins
AM, RFD, QC on his service in Iraq; The Hon Roger Price MP who read the
Prime Minister's message of support (see button below to access); and Major General Craig Williams AM who
officially Launched Reserve Forces day 2010.

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| The button to your left takes you to a short video of the 2010 Launch ceremony. |
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| The button to your left takes you to a slide show of the 2010 Launch ceremony. |
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| The button to your left takes you to the Prime Minister's Message as read by The Hon Roger Price MP at the National Launch. |
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| The button to your left takes you to the notes used by Capt Barrie Newman a Reservist who served in UN and SVN when he spoke on his overseas service. |
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| The button to your left takes you to a media release on the then proposed National Launch. |
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| The button to your left takes you to a slide show summarising Reserve Forces Day 2009. |
| 2010 - Year of those Reservists who Served Overseas |
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Planning is well underway for our Reserve Forces Day 2010 celebrations.
Our concept for 2010 is to acknowledge members who have served overseas in operations and have been awarded a medal for that service.
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