Part 4 

On ANZAC Day we remember the brave men and women who have served our country in times of war.

People who have defended our country get special medals. These medals are proudly worn on ANZAC Day when we especially remember all the people who have died or suffered in wars so that we might live freely.

Some of the medals look like this (click here).

To be free means that we can do things like go where we want to go, live where we want to live, own our own things, have food to eat, a job to earn money and act as we want to act.

In some countries people are not allowed to do these things.

On ANZAC Day we show our thanks to the people who have fought for our country. It is such a special day it has been made a holiday so families can go to the march in their towns. We can wear ANZAC badges and wave Australian flags to show how proud we are.

On ANZAC Day flowers and wreaths of red poppies are laid at the bottom of war memorials as a way of saying we have remembered these brave people. A war memorial is a place that honours all those who have died in wars.

We should never forget these brave Australians.

Isn’t it great to be an Aussie?

Lest We Forget

[Introduction to ANZAC Day for Early Childhood - Start Page]
[Introduction to ANZAC Day for Early Childhood - Part 1]
[Introduction to ANZAC Day for Early Childhood - Part 2]
[Introduction to ANZAC Day for Early Childhood - Part 3]
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