Media Release
DPAO 090/99
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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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