AFVOA Newletters of Year 2009

Page 19 of 37 You are the only person on earth who can use your abilities. Zig Ziglar From the President’s Desk Greetings I am indeed honoured and personal ly happy to have been elected as the President of this great associat ion. I am aware that what we have here is an organisat ion created by a few visionary veterans, an organisation that has been nurtured by the dint of hard work of those who had assumed various responsibi lit ies and strengthened by the unity and oneness among all our members. I sense the common bonding of integr ity and patriot ism that t ies us together. For my part I assure that I shal l carry this baton that has been handed over to me with pr ide and shall, for the good of all, carry on the work of my predecessors. Obituary Since the last meet ing the fol lowing have left our midst:- (a) Maj Thyagarajan (b) W/o Lt Col TP Rajkumar All members share the gr ief of their famil ies. They convey thei r heartfelt condolences and thei r prayers for the soul of the dear departed to rest in peace. New Members The fol lowing new members have joined our fold: - (a) Maj Aneesh G, ASSAM. (b) Lt Col NC Balachandran, Mech Inf. (c) Mrs. Devi Rattan, W/o Lt Col JL Rattan. (d) Col Ganesh Kumar, EME. (e) Brig R Jagannathan, EME. (f) Lt Col TA Jayaraman, AMC. (g) Maj KS Mani, Ar ty. (h) Cdr K Venkateswaran, IN (i) Wg Cdr N Muthuswamy, IAF Left Station The fol lowing members have left the station: (a) Maj Gen P Venkateswaran, AD Arty (b) Lt Gen Madan Gopal, 9 GR