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On this day, the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, we remember Sub-Lieutenant Richard Pirrie who was part of the first wave of landing craft to reach Juno Beach.

In the early hours of Tuesday 6 June 1944, Allied forces landed on the coast of Normandy. That event is known as D-Day. Today, we mark its 80th Anniversary.
Air Vice-Marshal Frank Bladin was seconded to the Royal Air Force to train glider crews who would carry the British 6th Airborne Division into Normandy.

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10,000 RAAF personnel who served in the Royal Air Force’s Bomber Command during the Second World War will be commemorated on Sunday, 2 June at the Australian War Memorial.
Free financial literacy workshops are available online for veterans, transitioning Australian Defence Force members and veteran families.

The Women Veterans Policy Forum is an annual event in the DVA calendar that we look forward to

After 15 years of search efforts, on the 56th anniversary of the Battle of Balmoral, a team including an Australian veteran and the son of another have helped Vietnamese authorities to identify the resting place of fallen Vietnamese soldiers.
The RAAF has honoured Muriel Dick, a 101-year-old Second World War veteran living in Adelaide, for her service.

A message from the Naval Association of Australia The Naval Association of Australia will