The Opening of Korean Grove 26 June 1999

The following are the details of the Opening Ceremony

R.S.M. Tremberth commands Guard of Honour ARA ... Bugler

Flags: Fank Curphy and Kay Green

10.30 a.m. Father Terry Rush ... Prayer of Remembrance and Dedication of Memorial

President Gerard Keep introduces Colonel Jim Stewart, MC. MID.

Colonel Jim Stewart MC.MID gives the Opening Address

The Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea, His Excellency Mr Shin Hyo-Hun accompanied by Colonel Jim D. Stewart unveils the plaque.

1. His Excellency Ambassador of Republic of South Korea, Mr Shin Hyo-Hun

Colonel Jim Stewart MC.MID

Military Attache of Republic of South Korea, Colonel Kim

2. Navy Army R.A.A.F.

3. Hobart Deputy Lord Mayor Pru Bonham

State President R & SLA – W.C. Sutherland MBE. OAM. JP.

4. Royal Australian Nursing Corps – Colonel Nell Espie AM. RRC. (Retd)

Australian Red Cross – Miss Phyll Daymon

5. Deputy Commissioner Veteran Affairs – Roger Winzenberg

President Korea Veterans Tasmania – Gerard Keep

Australian Vietnam Veterans – State President – Peter Jones

6. Korea Veterans Tasmania Historian – George Hutchinson

Korea Veterans Tasmania Ladies Auxiliary – Shirley Midson

Tasman R & SLA Sub Branch – John Quarrell

Last Post "Flags Dipped"

"Ode" Spoken by Vice-President Korea Veterans Tasmania Colin Ede

One Minute Silence

Father Terry Rush ... R.A.R. Prayer (Veterans participate)

Ceremony concludes. President thanks all for attending and invites them to join Veterans and wives/widows for a barbeque. President will call on Inaugural President of Korea Veterans Tasmania, Major A.P. "Bluey" Thompson, MBE, to present the Korean Award of "Certificate of Merit" to Hobart Deputy Lord Mayor Pru Bonham.

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