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Vietnam Day - August 18th : Commemoration of the Battle of Long Tan , 1966
From SAMVO International Chairman , Veteran Tony Macquet "I have taken a personal interest in Vietnam Day, mainly because a good mate of...
Canterbury Fundraiser Sausage Sizzle
Facebook post by Rich Hurt 17.12.23 SAMVOA NZ Canterbury Fundraiser sausage sizzle BBQ at Hornby Mitre 10 today in Christchurch. A great...
A conversation with the Founder of Boshoed Dag - Veteran Phillip Nel
Veteran Belinda Van Fleet (SAMVO Director of Communication Operations) interviews Founder of Boshoed Dag - Veteran Phillip Nel
2023 QLD & NT SAMVOA Annual Dinner
Facebook Post by Koos de Wet on 20.7.23 The month of June is an important one for anyone interested in military affairs. On June 6, 1944...
2023 SAMVOA WA Potjiekos Competition
Facebook Post by Veteran Garth Pienaar 23.7.23 Another very successful potjiekos competition evening at the Belmont RSL. A huge thank you...
Perth’s two-comma-fô for July 2023
Facebook post by Veteran Ben Opperman 1.7.2023 Daar’s hy manne en maninne!.....Perth’s two-comma-fô for the month that will be July for...
Perth’s two-comma-4 for June ‘23
Facebook Post by Veteran Ben Opperman 3.6.23 That’s it fellow veterans, friends, family and countrymen…..Perth’s two-comma-4 for the...
Boer War Memorial Service - Melbourne Australia 2023
Facebook post by Richard Southey 28.5.23 Scenes from the Boer War Memorial service this morning held indoors at the Shrine of Remembrance...
SAMVOA NSW Annual Winter Campout
Facebook Post by Tim Peach 22.5.23 So this Saturday gone by, some of the NSW veterans and their sons, braved the winter, and embarked on...
Story of the successful recovery of Gunner Gideon Obbes deep in Angola (Operation Savannah)
Story of the successful recovery of Gunner Gideon Obbes deep in Angola (Operation Savannah) 40 KM past Novo Redondo on the 24th November...
2023 ANZAC Day - Canterbury NZ
Facebook Post by Veteran Rich Hurt SAMVOA Canterbury, New Zealand. We participated in the ANZAC parade held at Rolleston, near...
2023 ANZAC DAY - Sydney NSW
Recount by Veteran DL Curry SAMVOA NSW Regional Chairman. Dear Veterans, Congratulations on a fantastic march in Sydney yesterday. I...
2023 ANZAC DAY - Canberra ACT
Facebook Post by Carlo Vlok It was a small group who marched in Canberra today. We were joined by families and two ADF veterans for lunch...
2023 ANZAC DAY Ringwood VIC Dawn Service
Facebook Post by Richard Southey 25th April 2023 Ringwood dawn service this morning. The crowd was requested to turn their mobile's...
2023 - ANZAC DAY - Warragul, Gippsland, Victoria , Australia
Recount by Veteran Tony Macquet MMM ANZAC Day Commemorative Ceremony Tuesday, April 25th 2023 in Warragul, Gippsland, Victoria,...
SAMVOA NZ - Canterbury's inaugural monthly 2,4
Facebook Post by Rich Hurt on 11th March 2023 SAMVOA Canterbury's inaugural monthly 2,4 (modelled on the event pioneered by the Perth...
March 2023 - SAMVOA WA 2,4km
Facebook post by Veteran Ben Opperman Goodbye summer, hello autumn! Just like that, ‘poof!’ summer gone! We endured a month of varied...
2023 - Presentations & Special Guest
Warragul RSL - Friday 13th January 2023 Friday 13th – Unlucky for some, but not unlucky for SAMVOA Warragul, where this Club showed its...
2022 - Remembrance Day at Warragul - Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Fortunately, Remembrance Day this year fell on a rain free day, which is unusual, given that there has been so much rain around in recent...
SAMVOA Canterbury members gathered to remember those who participated in Ops Firewood 35 years ago.
Facebook Post by Veteran Rich Hurt on 31st October 2022 SAMVOA Canterbury members got together yesterday evening to remember those who...
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