Alan Griffin (Bruce, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to say on behalf of the entire House that I am sure that is the case. I would also like to say: Jack, happy birthday. It is a day that I am sure you will enjoy with your family and your loved ones. It is something that I am sure you will remember into the future. I want you to know that we remember here in this place and throughout this country what your generation did. We remember it as the commencement of the Anzac tradition. We see it in line with what has occurred subsequently and with those who have served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and those serving today in places like Afghanistan. You have our respect. You have our best wishes for the future and our acknowledgement and deepest debt for what you did as part of a generation that gave so much so long ago.

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