Helen Kenneally

Hello Ed.  I have just read with great interest, admiration and jealousy the report of your trip.  Just wonderful thank you so much.   I have passed onto to the Cunningham family of the Balibo Five - I am very confident the flag was drawn by the Australians but has been reproduced in some way.  Also, a wonderful idea to have David Waller and Arthur Yeate linked to the small memorial to Stuart “Monsta” Jones at Nunutana.

I am thrilled that Michael Stone could join you all.  Ed like you, Mick has a deep sense of history and of course his Tetum and his excellent sense of the narrative would have been a wonderful addition to the tour.

I note the recommendations in the report.  They are great, and in my view, provide some strategic direction for use of Association funds moving forward.  It would be good to circulate them in a special edition of the Courier and get input from the broader membership about how they could be progressed. I also recommended asking Ambassador Guterres to meet with the committee and advise Ines Almedia Liaison Officer for Veterans Affairs Office of Prime Minister.  

Working together many things can get done.  I am happy to discuss options with you.

Again Ed many thanks – fantastic work.  Best regards Helen

Members of the Australian Military participated in the funeral service for Snr Tilman (RIP) the Garden of Heroes Cemetery in Metinaro.

Thank you Rob for the reference to Snr Tilman in the 1993 Courier .  I will make sure this is passed onto his family.