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A national commemorative service will be held in Canberra on 14 September, recognising the 75th anniversary of Australia’s involvement in peacekeeping operations.
In Malaysia, 15 August is commemorated as Sandakan Memorial Day, with a service held to remember the prisoners of war who died in the region, and the local people who risked their lives to help them.
The Naval Association will remember the Merchant Navy at its next monthly ceremony to be held at the Jack Tar Memorial, South Brisbane Memorial Park, Southbank on Thursday 25 August at 11.00am.
Construction has begun at the Darwin site of the new Veterans’ and Families’ Hub as part of a $5
The 2022 premiere of the fourth in the Flowers of Peace (formerly Flowers of War) series of national commemorative musical works – the POW Requiem – is reaching its final stages of creative development.
Today we pause for Vietnam Veterans’ Day, a day where we honour and remember the sacrifices of those who died and thank the some 60,000 Australians who served during the 10 years of our involvement in the Vietnam War – Australia's longest military engagement of the 20th Century.
New research from the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 250 Indigenous men and women
The Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite today launched a new world-first
The Department of Defence has launched a new Service and Personnel Records webpage and web-based ‘Request for Records’ functionality for our ex-ADF members and third parties.
Invictus Australia has been granted permission by the International Life Saving Federation to enter a combined military veteran team into the 2022 Lifesaving World Championship.