A MEMORIAL for almost 200 National Servicemen killed during conflicts in Vietnam and Borneo will be dedicated to them on Saturday.
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The National Servicemen's Association NSW - Midstate Branch received funding from the Australian Government to create the memorial.
Now that the bricks, bearing the names of 194 soldiers, have been laid, the memorial can be officially dedicated.
President of the Midstate Branch, James Dietrich, said it was important to remember these men.
"National Service at the completion of it, it took 35 years to get recognition. It's a part of our history and why shouldn't we, as National Servicemen, be recognised?" he said.
Secretary Jim Nash added, "The memorial simply recognises those soldiers who died while serving as National Servicemen during the conflicts in South Vietnam and Borneo."
The dedication event will be held at 11am on Saturday at the memorial, which is located at the rear of the crematorium car park at Bathurst cemetery.
The guest of honour, who will do the dedication itself, will be Lieutenant Colonel Gary McKay MC (retired).
He was called up for National Service in 1968 and, after training, was commissioned for the 4th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment and went to South Vietnam in 1971.
He was severely wounded that same year and won the Military Cross (MC) for gallantry displays of action. He went on to have a military career that spanned 30 years.
Members of the public are invited to attend the dedication.
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