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Summer 1992 - P-Ve 3 SENIOR S' INFORMATION SERVICE Enjoy Your Next Holiday at the We Are Here for You Call Us Between 9Am and 3Pm AMBLIN Weekdays on CARAVAN PARK POSTAGE SURFACE PAID MAIL AUSTRALIA T.HE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE RETURNED & SERVICES LEAGUE WA BRANCH (INCORPORATED) SUMMER, 1992 Registered by Australia Post Publication No. WAS 1158 VOL. 15, No. 4- PRICE $1 Chopper Lift-Out, )Vietnam 1967 -Oil painting by Ken McFadyen, AWM 428 ] F Commonwealth Department of . Veterans' Affairs Can we help you? You could be eligible for benefits if • you are a veteran • a widow, wife or dependent child of a veteran, or • your spouse, parent or guardian is, or was, a veteran, or member of the Australian Defence or Peacekeeping forces. • you have completed qualifying peacetime service in the case of Defence Service Homes benefits. 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