NOBLE PARK V.V.A.A. Sub - Branch Incorp

ISSUE 15

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John Meehan - John Dunstan	- Paul Curran	
David Edgley - John Pilkington - Ann Parsons 
     Reg McMaster - Boris Weremejenco
Pony Moore 	- John Chisholm	
John King - Ron Condon - Mick North		

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be nor is intended to be advice on any particular matter.  No person should act on the basis of any material contained
in this newsletter without considering and if necessary taking appropriate professional advice upon their own
particular circumstances.
The Noble Park Sub-Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Inc. Committee, the Authors, Editors
and publisher expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done
by any such person in reliance, whether whole or partial, upon the whole or part of the contents of this newsletter.
 

Welfare / Pension Office Report
 

    
 

    
The Welfare Office has supposedly been closed but Reg McMaster and Mick North have been consistently holding the
fort taking emergency calls and cases throughout the Christmas period.
The Welfare office will be fully functional from the first week in February.

Remember that it is very important (at our age) to have regular consultation with respect to Prostate and Bowel problems.
Your Physician can help you with these queries.

There is a new treatment available for Prostate cancer. It is not for everyone but some of those that have had this
treatment have found it very successful and non-invasive. It is IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radio Therapy).
An article on this subject is included in this newsletter. 

Don't forget if you have any mates that are not travelling too well, support is always available.
(Let them know we are here)

The Welfare Office email address is " welfare@net2000.com.au" if you prefer to contact us this way.

Please remember that we do get very busy so it is important to make an appointment for help.

The Heart Health program is available to eligible Veterans and is well worth while participating in.
For further information, contact the Veterans Counselling Service. (Formerly the VVCS)

Condolences to Warren Whittle on the loss of his son 'Tyson Whittle' and to the Seychell Family on the loss of 'Anthony Seychell.'


ED



VVAA Noble Park
Sub-Branch

2008 Annual General
Meeting

Sunday 24th February
2008


The Annual Generalmeeting will take place on
Sunday 24th February at the Noble Park R&SL
at 11.00 am, we look foward to your attendance.

Those interested in standing for committee,
the forms are available at the club.

Statistical Data on The Vietnam War
General Statistics- Vietnam
 

    
 Casualties

    1. Estimated overall at 5,773,190

    2. Estimated dead 2,122,244

    3. Americans killed - 58,169 at an average age of 23.11 years
    - 304,000 wounded

    4. 11,465 killed were less than 20 years

    5. 1 in 10 Americans who served in Vietnam were casualties

    6. 75,000 Veterans were severely disabled

    7. Amputation and crippling wounds were 300% higher than WW2

    8. 51% of deaths and 16% of wounds were caused by small arms
    fire.(World War II 32% - Korea 33%). The higher rate in Vietnam
    was contributed to the high velocity rapid fire weapons such
    as the AK47 and captured M16s.

    9. 36% of deaths and 65% of wounds were caused by fragments from
    artillery

    10. 11% of deaths and 15% of wounds were caused by booby traps
    and mines

    11. 2% of wounds were caused by punji stakes

    12. 2% of deaths and 2% of wounds were caused by other means

    13. There were 18 military hospitals scattered throughout Vietnam


    14. Medivac helicopters flew nearly 500,000 missions

    15. 900,000 patients were airlifted (almost half being American)

    16. Average time lapse from being wounded to hospitalisation
    was one hour

    17. Percentage of those seriously wounded who were saved 82 %

    18. Percentage of wounded who died after arriving at hospital
    2.6 

    19. There were almost twice as many casualties in South East
    Asia (primarily Cambodia)in the first two years after the fall
    of Saigon in 1975 than there were during the ten years the US
    was involved.

    20. 1973 - US POWs in SE Asia 591, missing in action 1,380, unaccounted
    for 1,929.

    21. US War Casualties

    22. Casualties - US versus NVA/VC

    23. North Vietnamese military personnel and Vietcong reported
    to have died in combat 444,000 .

    24. Estimated number of Vietnamese civilians killed in the war
    587,000. 

    25. Estimated number of Vietnamese civilians wounded in the war
    935,000 .

    26. Number of South Vietnamese military personnel killed during
    the war 220,357 

    27. Number of South Vietnamese military personnel wounded during
    the war 499,000 

    28. Number of South Vietnamese military personnel who deserted
    between 1965 and 1972 840,000. 

    29. Number of US NCOs and US Officers killed by their own troops
    86. 

    30. Number of US NCOs and US Officers wounded by their own troops
    714 .

    31. Number of probable explosive-device assaults (fraggings)
    against officers by US servicemen 788 .

 

    
Subject: 'I wish I
    hadn't said that!'

    12 of the finest double-entendres that have been aired on British
    TV & Radio. 

    
1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - 'And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria.
    I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!' 

2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator - 'Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.' 

3. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - 'This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.' 

4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - 'Ah, isn't that nice..
    The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew.' 

5. US PGA Commentator - 'One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot,
    his wife takes out his balls and kisses them ..... Oh my god!! What have I just said??' 

6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: 'You'd eat beaver if you could get it.' 

7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked,
   'So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?' Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too,
    because they were laughing so hard! 

8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: 'Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.' 

9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: 'There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this.' 

10. Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: 'Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets.' 

11. Michael Buerk on watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: 
      'They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts.' 

12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open:
      'Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.'