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Return To Australia Of Sergeant Brett Till

Return To Australia Of Sergeant Brett Till

What: The Repatriation For The Late Sergeant Brett Till

When: Afternoon Of Thursday, 26th March 2009

Where: Raaf Base Richmond, Nsw

BACKGROUND:

A Ramp Ceremony is to occur to honour the arrival home of Sergeant Brett Till at RAAF Base Williamtown today.

The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Minister for Defence; Mrs Louise Markus MP, Member for Greenway representing the Shadow Minister for Defence; The Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston; The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie; as well as the Special Operations Commander Australia, Major General Tim McOwan will be in attendance.

At the request of the family and due to the protected identity status of the personnel involved in this ceremony, media will not be invited to participate in this solemn event.

Media note: Vision Vision of today’s ceremony will be made available to Sydney Metropolitan networks via Channel 7. Please ring Mr Dane Svenson on 0411 203 579 to confirm these arrangements and approximate timings.

Photography Images of the ceremony will be available from the Defence website – www.defence.gov.au/media/download

ENDS

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