HKVA
President Report – Phil Doddridge
Greetings again from Down East.
Carol has cautioned us to be brief in order to make room for the election documents, so here goes. I wanted to say something about the ship, The Awatea, which carried us to Hong Kong in 1941, but I’ll leave that for a future issue. In the meantime, if you wish to check out “New Zealand Ship and Marine Society/awateaatwar” you’ll find some interesting facts about the vessel.
On another note, in the last issue of “Wasureru-nai”, the term, “Good news!” in my little contribution was misplaced so that it appeared to indicate that it was good news that my wife was ill, when it was supposed to refer to the item that followed about the plaque in the Drill Hall in Quebec. Please take note.
I have been speaking with some old HK friends recently, notably Flash Clayton, Ken Pifher, Paul Dallain and Henry Lyons. They are all hanging in and looking forward to the big time in Ottawa next summer when we unveil the Memorial Wall.
Flash tells me that his Branch of the RCL has awarded him the Legion Meritorious Service Medal, the highest award, short of the Palm Leaf attached to it, that the Legion can bestow. This is a truly merited award to one of our stalwarts, a Hong Kong Veteran who has done so much to advance the recognition of HK Vets. Congratulations, and many thanks.
That will be all for this time.
Be good to each other, and may God Bless.