Media Release

DPAO 090/99
Friday, April 9, 1999

MEDIA ALERT

MINISTER TO LAUNCH DEFENCE BOOKLET

The Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, Mr Bruce Scott, will launch a booklet at the Australian War Memorial on Monday (12/4) designed to inform Australians about veterans entitlements to Campaign and Non Warlike Operational Awards.

As well as outlining eligibility criteria such as time required in a theatre of operations to qualify for a particular award, the booklet will feature full-colour illustrations of the awards for service dating World War I until the present.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE LAUNCH TO BEGIN IN THE COURTYARD GALLERY (WESTERN ENTRANCE) AT 10 AM

MR SCOTT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW AFTER THE LAUNCH

 

Further information . . .
Ministerial –  Michael Priebe: 6277 7820
Departmental – Tony Underwood: 6265 2703

Issued by the Defence Public Affairs Organisation, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT, 2600

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