Struggling so much at the moment with all the money being spent on the ANZAC Centenary.
I know this is an important milestone, however there's money being handed out left right and centre for events yet the new ESO's trying to support existing ADF veterans, particularly those post Vietnam, are struggling to even get people to return their phone calls.
Young Aussie ADF and former ADF members are killing themselves at a rate of one every 10 days, they are homeless and living rough, or worse still as we saw in Coomera this week - one Veteran killed his ex-wife and her new partner leaving their 5 year old son an orphan.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE LEVEL OF INDIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY TOWARDS our current veterans. If only we could garner the same level of enthusiasm for the living veterans as we do those that have passed ...
The irony is that I was raised by a WWI Veteran until I was 7, my Poppa Bert, my Dad's dad. Poppa Bert was the one that taught me about helping others and looking after your mates.
I wonder how many of the WWI diggers would feel comfortable with all the money being spent on remembering them while their young brothers and sisters are being forgotten by the very country they all fought for???
I know my Pop would be mighty pissed off.
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