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President Vince Crowley presents (from left) Ron Pollard, Ann Shannon, Barbara Rayner, George Finn, Frank Boon John Lynch, James Brew and Noel (Frosty) Miller with their OBEs Spirit of ANZAC medal recipients (from left) Maurie Degiovanni, Marlene Walker, Ben Hobson, Leon Jeff ery, Neville Hines, Graham Carnes, Val Griffi ths and , Dariel Walker Nashos mark their 20th anniversary T Townsville Nashos Patron Warren Hegarty receives a Spirit of ANZAC medal from president Vince Crowley HE Townsville Branch of the National Serviceman’s Association marked their 20th anniversary at a dinner at the RSL on Saturday night. Former president Warren Hegarty has been appointed Patron following the death of long-term standard bearer BRIG Neil Weekes. A highlight of the evening was president Vincve Crowley presenting the Nashos’ own brand of OBEs to a number of their members - the Over Bloody Eighty certifi cate. The certifi cate testifi es that the person awarded it had fi nally reached the age where “they now know everything”. Kyle Macleod with his spirit of ANZAC medal JUNE JU UN E 2017 | 91