In Reply to: 10th Bali Memorial service posted by normajean47 on Tuesday, 25. September 2012 at 20:37 Bali Time:
It did not happen in Aust. Why should taxpayers in Australia pay. Those who wish to attend can go and attempt to settle their demons. I have no problems with that. Each visit I stop for a minute at ground zero to reflect. Aust can pay for some security for our attendee's nothing more.
I was sent to Vietnam by the govt and the govt won't pay for me to go back to Vietnam to have a memorial for mates I lost. I can pay for myself and I feel that in regards Bali those were in Bali of their own choice. Mine was a marble out of a barrel. EOM