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Originally Posted by strupgolf
The one thing that piss'es me so much these days is the lack of understanding and the so-so attitude of so many young people to the sacrifice of the generations who went before them and gave so much. It's sad and I dont know how to change it.
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Help may be on it's way.
In Australia it has become the custom for relatives to wear the medals of their deceased ancestors at memorial or rememberance days. They are worn to the right of the heart to differentiate them from those who are wearing their own.
The biggest rememberance day in Australia is ANZAC day on 25th April each year. In many many places around the country the day starts with a dawn service - and in Sydney it starts at 4:30am and attracts a crowd of 30-40,000 people. A very large (and growing) component is youth, many wearing their grandfathers medals.
As fewer veterans are alive each year it has passed to younger generations to continue the honouring of the fallen and appreciation for those who came back. It has been happening over the last 10 years and accelerated in the last 5.
Hense "We will remember them" has great meaning - we do what we can to ensure that they are not forgotten.
Tim