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ANZAC Day 2020

As a former military family ANZAC Day has played a big part in the life of our family.  This year the day is being marked considerably differently due to Covid 19 and so I thought I would post about how we spent this current ANZAC Day as it will be a part of our family history from now on.  My husband served for twenty two years in the Australian Army from 1982 until 2006, with a small gap from 1993 until 1995 when he took a career break as our Autistic son needed to stay in Canberra to access resources longer than the military could guarantee us a posting there.  Unfortunately he was medically retired in 2006 aged forty three with a DVA TPI pension due to his service related injuries.
Today we were up before 5am so we could be out on the front verandah for the Dawn service from 5:30am.  The rest of the day will be passed quietly. Lest we forget.


Phil wearing his medals out in our front yard during the Dawn Service

Phil observing the minute silence at the end of our driveway during the Dawn Service.

Phil’s Service medals

Then the fog rolled in.


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    Thank you, Chris
    May there be fewer fogs and more sunshine... a lovely way to commemorate ANZAC Day... a 'new' tradition that I feel will be with us for a long time to come...

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