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June 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Bruce Ackerman doesn’t like to dwell on the events that led to his name appearing on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
But when he does, it is with a deep compassion that is catching up with the sorrow of losing friends of a lifetime in the fireball that destroyed his town in Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires.
The official citation says Mr Ackerman was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia “for service to the Marysville community through the provision of assistance and support to residents during, and in the aftermath of, the 2009 Victorian bushfires”.
The less formal account is that Mr Ackerman stayed in the blackened, devastated town from the day of the fires helping police identify the 34 townspeople who had died in the flames.
Along with his family, he also helped with reconstruction, relocation and with emotional support to those who survived.
Typically, he isn’t comfortable with being singled out for honourable mention.
“There are a lot of people who did a lot, and that should be remembered,” Mr Ackerman said.
“I feel very humbled, but this should be a joint award for my family and many others.”
Mr Ackerman is one of four Victorians to be honoured in the latest Order of Australia awards for their efforts in the wake of the Black Saturday fires.
Another Marysville resident, Leigh Jowett, is also appointed a member of the Order of Australia for the support he gave his community, as is Jane Hayward from nearby Strathewen for her work with schoolchildren and their families.
Cameron Caine, a police officer from another devastated town, Kinglake, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his efforts in saving several lives on the day of the fires.
Constable Caine has continued his work for the community in the years since and as president of the Kinglake Football and Netball Club he is credited with rebuilding the spirit of the entire district.
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