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Celebrationsfor Dara's 'JR'.


There were celebrations at the Dara base at RAF St Athan St Athan (Welsh: Sain Tathan) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan in south east Wales. The English name is a corruption of the Welsh female saint Tathan, described by Iolo Morgannwg as the daughter of the King of Gwent.  today after chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 John Reilly was given an OBE.

John, who lives in Perth, Scotland, and is known by friends and colleagues as JR, has two children, Ryan, 18, and Megan, 17, who now live in California with their American mother.

He said: 'When I received the letter from the office of the Prime Minister I was initially at a loss to understand why he would be writing to me.

'As I re-read the letter, it began to sink in that I was to be given an OBE.'

Archie Hughes, Dara chief executive, said: "This is an honour that JR richly deserves."
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Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Date:Jun 19, 2006
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