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My Grandfather is still alive, he was a marine in WWII, his wife passed just a few weeks ago, she was a riveter and also worked on spitfires, she told the most amazing stories about London during the blitz.
He told me a story just a few weeks ago about how a lot of the marines were terrified of getting their innoculation needle, so he charged them a shilling each to take their place. I asked him how many times he got the shots, he dipped his head in thought and said, "I dunno, it woulda been over 20 by the time the bloke recognised me and told me to piss off".
I lost my brother on Anzac day 15 years ago as well, I think of everyone who lost so much. It is impossible to imagine.
Lest we forget.
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