Mt Wheeler painted by Catherine Boreham Fine Artist and donated to Cockscomb
as a raffle prize for the 18th August 2023 on the 50th Anniversary of Australia ceasing activities in Vietnam

18th AUGUST 2023

50th Anniversary - Vietnam Veterans Day

Remembering the Battle of Long Tan

 


Irene Gauntlet Piper Leads the march to the Cenotaph 
 
 
 
31/42 RQR Guard march on to the Cenotaph
 
Our Troops March up
   
Yeppoon High School Seniors
 
 
 
Guest Speaker Brian Hollins and Tom Polley Representing Legacy Celebrating 100 years of Service
Patron Rose Swadling OAM and Red Cross person
Returned Vietnam Veterans - Keith Elliott
Army - Capt. Misty Evans
Hon Michelle Landry MP
Brittany Lauga MP
Andrew Ireland Mayor of Livingstone Shire
Wally Yates for Cockscomb
Representing First Responders
Gary Semple and Laurie Thornton
Yeppoon High School Senior Students
31/42 RQR Guard and Michelle Landry MP
Bendigo Bank provided shade tents

Aussie Gold Spring Water

Two Special Ladies Taylor and Shellie from
Activate Health Rockhampton

Dennis, Shellie, Taylor, Greg


Julie Mylrea - Eden Bann Cuties, Animal Therapy
Petting Zoo. Dogs, lizards, piglets, lambs and goats

Taylor with one of Julies little cuddly dogs
Catherine Boreham selling beautiful original prints
Mt Wheeler Raffle Prize, painted by Catherine Boreham
 
Catherine painting the Mt Wheeler Prize
 
Catherines Painters
Kepple Bay Sailing Club provided a a team to help
with setting up and pulling down
Roxanne center daughter of Nev Tickner RIP
Graham and Wally looking after the beer tickets
Dick Coolie chilling it on the deck with two widows
XYZ and Rose, both have left a lifetime legacy of
work at Cockscomb
The Debrief Group enjoying a coldy
At the Going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them
Lest We Forget