Volume 48, No. 16, Sepetember 7, 2006
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GRINNING
AND BARING IT: CO 2FTS SQNLDR Jason Waller relieves incoming
temporary CO SQNLDR Stephen O’Halloran of his pride
and joy.
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By
FLTLT Basil Bradford
RESEARCH into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is $1100 better
off and the temporary CO of 79SQN is less hirsute, thanks to the
generosity of squadron personnel.
On June 22, the squadron dined out WGCDR Stephen Cook at the RAAF
Base Pearce Officers’ Mess. 60 squadron personnel, spouses
and invited guests attended, including GPCAPT Ian Petkoff, Base
Commander Pearce, GPCAPT Dave Steele, OC 78WG.
A few weeks earlier, RAAF Pearce unit COs participated in the
SIDS ‘Shave for a Cure’ day and WGCDR Cook had shaved
off his moustache.
At the dining out, the CO 2FTS WGCDR Jason Waller challenged the
incoming temporary CO, SQNLDR Stephen O’Halloran, to follow
his predecessor’s example and shave off his moustache as
well.
The president of the Mess Committee, SQNLDR John Young, asked
SQNLDR O’Halloran if he would do so, if the evening could
raise $1000 for the SIDS Foundation. SQNLDR O’Halloran said
he would.
The guests whole-heartedly supported the challenge and dug deep
into their mess kits. By evening’s end they had donated a
little over $1100 and SQNLDR O’Halloran duly ended the evening
minus his moustache.
Meanwhile, WGCDR Cook has taken up post-graduate studies in the
USA.
