Corporal Daniel Keighran VC delivers Remembrance Day commemorative address

Описание: Corporal Daniel Keighran VC has delivered the Remembrance Day commemorative address today at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, paying tribute to Australia’s battles past and ongoing.

“2020 has been a year like no other … the year the nation endured more than its fair share,” he said.

“The pain and suffering of our nation and its people has been immense, so too has been the courage and conviction of all of us who knows what it means to be Australian during this difficult time.

“Dealing with adversity with grace, dignity, a sense of humour, and courage is part of the Australian way.

“Our country has fought and stood for something every time our freedoms and our way of life were threatened.

“On Remembrance Day it is important that we come together, pause, remember and honour those heroes who have shaped the very fabric of the nation we hold dear today.

“Wars and pandemic have one very stark thing in common, they do not discriminate by race, gender or by age.

“In the darkest days there is always glimmer of light found in the mateship, comradeship and loyalty that is at the very core the essence of all it means to be Australian.”