It is an annual event for us to get up early on Anzac Day to attend the dawn service. This year was no exception. In recent years our granddaughter, Arna, being an air cadet, has marched in the parade. Sadly this year she was absent as she was away on a senior cadet course at Burnham military camp but she attended parade there.
The oldest veteran this was 103 years old - very spritely for his age -and long may he continue this way. He led the parade, driven in a WW2 Willys jeep.
In so much as I am against war, I am so grateful for what our forebears did to enable us to have the the freedom we experience today. Sadly though, the world does not learn. Memories are short!
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| The oldest veteran centre of attention after the service |
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| 28th Maori Battalion Jeep, complete with accessories! |
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| Budding soldier? |
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| Local media interviewing |
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