Just a quick update on the bushfire report in Victoria. In reading through the email which I sent earlier I am afraid I made it sound as though some members of my family actually live in the area of the fires. That is not the case, all my family live in the area (within 90 miles) of where Lesley & I live in Young, NSW. On last report there have been 209 bodies accounted for and over 1500 homes destroyed because of the bushfires that hit the area. The rebuilding process is now underway but will take a long time before the task is completed. Over $200 million dollars has been raised through various appeals which have been held to assist the victims of the fires. While all these fires have been hitting the southeastern part of Australia the northern coastal regions of NSW and Queensland have been underwater from the worst flooding ever experienced in that area of Australia. Almost sounds like being in Kansas with the erratic weather patterns.
Very sorry to hear of the passing of Roger Keller, my thoughts and prayers go out to the family. After reading through the Blog reports it sounds as though there have been a few of our 1011th members that have passed away. I have become friends with several Vietnam veterans which live here in Young and surrounding areas and it seems there are always reports of Vietnam vets which have also passed away here in Australia. I guess we are in that age group where we can expect more reports of deaths which reminds us that we are here for what could be called a short visit.
Hope everyone that is able to attend this years reunion has a great time. Also hope to be able to catch up with a few of the 1011th members during my visit back to the states in September. Will have to try and send a couple of photos of the family so that people can put a face to the name. Not that any of us still look like we did back in the late 1960's. Catch you later.
Jim Zick
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