Around 1000 people gathered in Merimbula to watch and applaud as former servicemen and their families marched through town on their way to the war memorial.
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The large crowd was led by a 1941 Plymouth utility carrying former servicemen followed by student flag bearers from Pambula and Merimbula Public Schools, Eden Marine High School and Lumen Christi Catholic College.
But above all, Anzac Day is a time for us to renew our hope in that day when war will be no more. Only then, will the sacrifices of the fallen be truly accomplished.
- Reverend Anthony Frost
Merimbula RSL sub-branch president, Alan Browning said it was important for them to get the younger generation involved in the day.
As part of the service students from each of the four schools gave thoughtful and moving speeches encouraging everyone to reflect on their own meaning of Anzac Day.
Deacon assistant reverend Anthony Frost also gave a sombre reflection on the sadness of war.
“As we remember the fallen, the sons and daughters who never returned home; their parents, husbands, winves, brothers, sisters, mates whose lives and hearts were broken; so too each Anzac Day our hearts are re-broken,” he said.
“As we remember the loss of life, the waste of time, the waste of resources, the degradation of the environment, destroyed relationships, Anzac Day serves as a regular, heart-breaking reminder of the pain and futility of all war.”
“But above all, Anzac Day is a time for us to renew our hope in that day when war will be no more. Only then, will the sacrifices of the fallen be truly accomplished.”
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