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A VIETNAM veteran has been awarded a Medal in the General Division OAM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to veterans and their families. Brendan Kincade, 71, now lives in a lifestyle village in Hastings but the former Frankston and Somerville resident keeps in touch with comrades across the Frankston region thanks to his role as vice-president of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia and volunteering with the Rotary Club of Frankston Sunrise. Mr Kincade said he was surprised when he found out he was nominated for an OAM. “I do things for other people because I can — not for recognition or reward. I do it because I can do it.” “I’m a bit embarrassed because I didn’t expect it, that’s for sure.” The former funeral director said the Vietnam Veterans Association “looks after” those who served and he said 45 per cent of all Vietnam veterans live in Victoria. “We keep trying to better the conditions for Vietnam veterans, making sure they’re being looked after by carers, by the government, and if they’re struggling with anything we’ll go into bat for them.” Mr Kincade was conscripted in 1967 and served as an infantry rifleman in Vietnam in 1968 before returning in 1969. “I did my time there and still retain the friendships that I made in the army. We enjoy our brotherhood together.” He still also enjoys visiting schools across the state to talk to pupils about Australia’s wartime history, describing it as “therapeutic”.
Cheryl Lynne Myers General Division OAM A LIFETIME Frankston resident who helps war veterans’ families has been awarded a Medal in the General Division OAM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Cheryl Myers, 56, was awarded the OAM for service to veterans and their families. She is president of the Frankston and District Partners of Veterans Association of Australia and office holder at the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia and the Frankston sub-branch of the RSL. Husband Les is a Vietnam veteran wounded in war. Mrs Myers said she got involved in the peacetime activity of helping veterans’ families after Les retired due to his war wounds.
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Robert William Kilby General Division OAM FRANKSTON resident Robert Kilby, 86, was awarded a Medal in the General Division OAM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to youth with a disability through education initiatives. Mr Kilby, a Justice of the Peace, was recognised for his help in establishing and operating the Burwood East Special Developmental School. He said he got involved in 1984 while living in the area as the school “was getting built”. Such is Mr Kilby’s enthusiasm for helping children with disabilities in education, he returned to the school committee in 2007 after a break and is still involved. He praised the passion of the teachers at the school. “They do it very cheerfully and with great enthusiasm,” Mr Kilby said. “I admire the parents and the staff and that’s why I’m still involved.”
Pauline Nellie McLaughlin General Division OAM FRANKSTON South resident Pauline McLaughlin was awarded a Medal in the General Division OAM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to community health, particularly palliative care. Mrs McLaughlin is a volunteer in the “Sunrise” bereavement program and has been a client care volunteer at Peninsula Home Hospice since 1986.
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“I got involved in volunteering and drive the RSL bus three or four times a week,” she said. “I enjoy so much taking them out, especially the ex-servicewomen who have served and can take a joke and have a good sense of humour. I just love it.” Mrs Myers’ drive to help others was also fostered when she and Les owned a driving school for several years. She said most of the learners she took out on the roads were “middle-aged ladies”. “Mature people are the best to teach because they want to learn to drive, not just to pass the test.” Mrs Myers was named 2018 Frankston City Citizen of the Year by Frankston Council in January. She described both awards as “a great honour”.
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