Any recognition we can give the brave men and women who served Australia in war is well deserved.
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The Australian Institute of Professional Photography has embarked on a project to capture the images of as many living World War II veterans as possible, so Australia can remember the faces of some of the
people who were willing to risk their lives for this country.
The photographers will stop in East Maitland next week to take portraits of World War II veterans for an archive, titled Reflections: Honouring Our World War II Veterans, that will be gifted to the Australian War Memorial.
They hope to photograph about 10,000 veterans who served at home or abroad, in civil or military duties during the conflict.
The project gives communities like Maitland another chance to recognise people who fought in the conflict, about 70 years ago, and had to return home and settle back into civilian life.
Australia is good at remembering and honouring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in wars.
A major thrust of commemorations such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day is about recognising the men and women who died fighting for Australia.
But it’s important to remember that those who served and returned home deserve recognition, admiration and respect too.
This project gives communities like Maitland a chance to recognise brave souls like 96-year-old East Maitland man Mostyn Bailey, who was a gunner on aircraft that fought in Papua New Guinea.
Congratulations to the Australian Institute of Professional Photography for organising this worthwhile project.
It’s good to know that the faces of these brave veterans will be immortalised in the nation’s archives.