AFVOA Newletters of Year 2007

Page 20 of 68 4. The Admiral on his part in great humility complimented the audience for the patient hearing and jokingly remarked that he was thrilled by the “captive audience”. To cap it all, his concluding request to the brother officers was that, he would rather prefer to be addressed as “Leela’s ( his illustrious daughter, Ms Leela Samson ) father rather than with all his Service rank and embellishments. 5. Truly he is an epitome of humility. Let us all emulate him and carry forward the torch to the next generation of our Service fraternity. Happy Reading. Carry on “ Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything”. - Billy Graham From the President’s Desk A RETROSPECT ( THE YEAR GONE BY AND OUR TENURE OF OFFICE ) 6. We the office bearers of AFVOA executive Committee are about to complete one year in office and soon are the ensuring AGM, Will hand over the chape to the next team, to be approved by you. 7. What a year it has been in addition to the to the custom any f—bimonthly meets and a picnic, a host of v—and very interesting visits have made this tenure of office, stand apart and set e—standard for even thanks to you enthusiastic enlargement and participation in large members, as also . The total involvement commitment of the team of office bearers, these events were taken in the – and --- with ---. Last but nor the ---, the cultivation of the external ami--, by which all local service Heads in Chennai are to day totally – with our association and our --- many of them cannot even believe that me do not have an office yet or a clerk or a transport --, -- . The levels of efficiently and –coordination – does -- --- with full fledged Armed Forces Units. 8. The – came from a most unexpended quanter. Justice Sri Krishna(of the Bombay – Investigation Fame), now the chairman of the 6 th Pay commission expressed it security, when after our most efficient admired presentation to the pay commission, on 6 th March -07, he – “you Retired (Veterans) are doing what the – me yet to do” ------ towards good staff work, ---- ---and -- all this was possible. 9. We also will have ---—and –--of the evening with Smt. Radha Bhaskar, on –visit and – with lady and gentlemen – of OTA, Day our ant see on bound (GS SARANG), -- to the IAF station Thambaram and the --- of INS MMHUN are the NOM and at the Naval Jetty. Each event a class apart and a different experience. Each event main forcing our faith in the – and – our Armed Forces and membership me pride in – be belonging to this—societies. The sentiments were – simply booked over by the – cheerful – of our veterans, may quite old and same nor so able or mobile flats – to the –response and greater – and sprit -- shown through and through doing the visits.. We are in particular would like to – the many, who were – to these --, the following senior – to thank them of their – the veterans. a) Cmdr OTA and staff b) IG CG and his staff c) Stn Cm, IAF, Tambaram and staff d) NO e) GOC, ATNK & K Area and his staff whose – at all times -- -- the in a great measure.