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Shepp Speaks | What does Anzac Day mean to you?

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Seth Turri is an Air Force cadet. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Seth Turri, 14

Anzac Day is a day to remember all the fallen soldiers and the sacrifices they made for freedom in Australia.

Neil Siddall was in the Army for 23 years. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Neil Siddall

It’s a chance to reflect on what others have given their life for.

Their courage, their determination — like Murray Bourchier, who I spoke about today. Straight off the farm, these kids.

A lot of them are good shots because they’re farmers, but it still took a lot of guts to do what they did.

Ian Craine was a chief petty officer in the Navy and his wife, Glenys Craine, was a petty officer. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Ian Craine

The defence forces have been a fair chunk of our lives. Both my parents and my wife Glenys’s parents served in World War II.

I was involved in Vietnam and the Indonesian conflict, and Glenys was shore-based.

We met while we were serving in the Navy.

It gives us a chance to think of the people we were with that have passed away then and that have passed away since.

Jane Jones’s father served in World War I. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Jane Jones

My father was in World War I in France and he died when I was 16. So Anzac Day means a lot to me.