Dear OTU Association members, I have received the correspondence below from David Coulter (1/69).
For your information,
Frank Miller,
Chairman OTU Association.
Dear Frank,
Despite the horrendous nature of the stories and Chief of Defence Force Angus Campbell’s many media appearances of late, I am becoming quite incensed at the treatment handed out to ‘untainted’ members of the SAS and the defence forces in general. Today’s article on page 3 of The Australian was the last straw.
I am sure most OTU graduates would have been watching the unfolding issue closely and it is not my purpose in writing to go over the details. Suffice it to say, I believe the issue has been dragged out over too many years and now exposed to the Australian public in a most sensational manner to draw attention away from some of the sordid issues (COVID-19 excluded) currently facing the Morrison government.
I would support some form of discussion amongst members with a view to strengthening support for the petition to “maintain the memory of our meritorious many”.
The link to the petition is https://www.voiceofaveteran.org/petition
Regards,
David Coulter
Class 1/69
Don’t strip my dead son’s award from us
