BTW good on you, animalnurse and nigey, for both getting to your dawn services. I've never been to one....just watch the Melbourne march afterwards on ABC telly.
They pointed out today that - surprise surprise, and sadly - the ranks of the ex-WWII lot, my Dad's generation - are inexorably thinning. Makes sense. Most are now in their 80s and 90s!
It should be interesting to see how ANZAC day - and the RSL (Returned Servicemens' League) - develop in the next couple of years leading up to the 100th anniversary of the day. Virtually no WWII vets left, the ageing Vietnam and Korea vets, and no doubt, more and more (though they don't come in the same numbers as previous conflicts) of those younger souls who've endured Iraq, Afghanistan, Timor Leste, peacekeeping, etc etc.