Sandgate veterans are reflecting on 25 years since Australian troops were first deployed to Afghanistan as they prepare to mark Remembrance Day this year.
These current and ex-service personnel make up a major portion of the Sandgate RSL Sub Branch alongside Vietnam Veterans who commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan earlier this year.
Together they are inviting the community to attend Remembrance Day on Wednesday, 11 November in Sandgate, 108 years after the official end of the first “war to end all wars”.
The commemorative service will be held at the memorial on Burnett Place, where the Sandgate RSL Sub-Branch President will give an address, followed by the laying of wreaths, the ode and last post and after-service morning tea.
Remembrance Day is a day for the community to acknowledge the service personnel who have died while serving, including in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
School Involvement, Community Reflection, and Event Details
Leading up to Remembrance Day this year, many state schools have been participating in the “Draw to Remember” program. The community can keep an eye out for chalk Remembrance Day artwork around schools in the 4017 area.
This year, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson will be leading the service in Sandgate. He encouraged everyone to pause for a minute’s silence, wear a poppy and, if possible, attend a Remembrance Day service.
“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to reflect on the service and sacrifice of our veterans, and to pause to honour the freedoms they fought so hard to protect,” he said.
“No matter how you choose to commemorate the day, all we really ask is that you ‘Remember to Remember’.”
More than a century has passed since the first Remembrance Day was held, formerly known as Armistice Day, which marked the moment the guns fell silent on the Western Front.
This was during the First World War where 416,809 Australians enlisted to serve, from a population of just four million, including many from Sandgate.
While many decades have passed, the sorrow of losing a loved one never fades from this time and the wars, peacekeeping missions and operations that followed.
Remembrance Day
- Wednesday, 11 November, 10.50am
- 12 Burnett Place, Sandgate.
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