Hundreds of thousands of Australians gathered at dawn services and veterans' street marches across the nation on Tuesday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day.
Over the weekend, Australians were given a tragic reminder of when Japan's land forces reached what is now Australia's nearest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, during World War II. With Japanese supply lines stretched, Japan decided to isolate rather than invade Australia.
The 1,080 killed from 14 nations included 979 Australians, which was Australia's largest wartime loss of life at sea.While veterans of the two world wars dominated Anzac Day services and marches for decades, their descendants and unrelated younger generations have taken their place, defying an expectation that the tradition might die with the veterans.
"What we've really seen Anzac Day become is not just about one conflict, it's now a day where we commemorate not just those that died but all those people that have served in our uniform on our behalf in conflict," Keogh told Australian Broadcasting Corp.MARTIN OLLMAN/Getty
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