FIRE BASE CHERRY TREE WALK  

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VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL THE CHERRY TREE WALK

 THIS PAGE SHOWS THE DEDICATION AND OPENING OF THE MONUMENT AT A PARADE IN 1999. THOSE CHOSEN TO ASSIST WITH THIS IMPORTANT EVENT ARE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF ADMIRAL BARRY AND LOCAL VIETNAM VETERANS GRAHAM TOOTH AND DOUG.

BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WILL SHOW EARLY IMAGES OF THE RIVULET BEFORE THE CLEAN UP TOOK PLACE BY GARDEN COMITTEE WORKERS, 1996 TO 1999.

 

 

THE IMAGE ABOVE, SHOWS THE MOMENT JUST BEFORE THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF ADMIRAL BARRY AND LOCAL VIETNAM VETERANS GRAHAM TOOTH 5RAR, on left, AND DOUG BLATCH TASK FORCE, OPENED THE ORIGINAL MONUMENT AT THE WALK DURING THE PARADE ON THE 22 AUGUST 1999.

THE MAIN STONE WHICH HOLDS THE "RED RAT" OF VIETNAM  WAS COVERED BY A CAMOUFLAGE NET TO HIGHTEN THE SUSPENSE.

 

THE IMAGE above, SHOWS THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF ADMIRAL BARRY SALUTE THE MAIN STONE.

THE STONE HOLDS THE "RED RAT" and the TRIBUTE:-

"THEY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WITH HONOUR"

All Headed by theTop Panel "VIETNAM 1962 - 1973.

 

THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING, 22 AUGUST 1999, ON THE WALK'S PERMANANT FLAG POLE.

 

THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL MONUMENT BEFORE THE NEW WORK WAS CARRIED OUT.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE CHERRY TREES IN BLOOM.

 

BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WILL SHOW EARLY IMAGES OF THE RIVULET BEFORE THE CLEAN UP TOOK PLACE BY GARDEN COMITTEE WORKERS, 1996 TO 1999.

These are shots of the area from around the site of the Monument which demonstrates the size of the problem and the state of the Rivulet before the Garden Committee started to build the Dream.

As can be seen the state of the Rivulet area before the Committee started work.

All this was carried out with public donations with no charge or cost of any kind to the Council.

 

 

THIS IS THE RESULT OF ALL THAT CLEANING.

As you can see this is the result of al that work. This area is directly behind the Pergola and is looking back up the WALK towards the 8RAR Grove. It is very much a different vista than what was there when the project started on site in 1996. All this was delivered to the Southern Highlands by the Garden Committee which became the Vietnam War Memorial Trust at no cost to the Council or rate payers on the Highlands.

Yet for some reason the Green Nazis wish to return the area to a semi botanical garden with areas close to established Cherr Trees being deliberately over planted with a variety of plants which are quick growing; and extremely high height trees; aimed at shadowing Cherry Trees so they don't survive.

The Next Page 'Memorial' lists those the Memorial Honours.

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