THURSDAY is the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and at the eleventh hour, people will mark Remembrance Day, recognising fallen service men and women with a minute of silence.<\/p>\n
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps\u2019 Corporal Darryl Slight is the Technical Quartermaster Sergeant of 8\/7 Royal Victoria Regiment in Ballarat.<\/p>\n
Paying his respects to both friends and family members, he said Remembrance Day is always significant for him as a returned fourth-generation serviceman.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve served on a number of operations; Op Okra in Iraq, border protection mission Op Resolute, Canberra Bushfire Assist, and came down to Ballarat from Brisbane last year for Op COVID-19 Assist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNovember the 11th means a lot to me. I can remember mates I\u2019ve served with, places I\u2019ve been with Australians and New Zealanders and my family\u2019s service.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am one of a number of people in my family who have served in the Australian defence forces, from World War One to modern engagements.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corporal Slight encourages the community to think about their \u201cfreedoms and luxuries,\u201d which can be linked to the service and sacrifices of Australian Defence Force personnel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve kept the enemy at bay and served Australia\u2019s interests overseas. You can live in peace, however you want, in a free democracy because of the hard work, blood, sweat and tears of our servicemen and women,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
COVID safe Remembrance Day events will be held around the district. From 10.30am, services will be held at the Ballarat, Sebastopol, and Creswick cenotaphs, and at the Buninyong RSL Park from 10.40am.<\/p>\n
Attendees over 16 will need to be fully vaccinated, and check in via QR codes. Masks will be mandatory where people cannot be 1.5 metres apart.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s only one minute of silence on one day a year, so it would be great if everybody could take that time to remember their own families or loved ones who\u2019ve served in the defence forces, those who are still serving, what they have to go through, or those still suffering after their armed service,\u201d Corporal Slight said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THURSDAY is the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and at the eleventh hour, people will mark Remembrance Day, recognising fallen service men and women with a minute of silence. Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps\u2019 Corporal Darryl Slight is the Technical Quartermaster Sergeant of 8\/7 Royal Victoria Regiment in Ballarat. Paying his respects to both […]<\/p>\n