Group Captain Iain Carty, Senior Officer RAAF Base Wagga, talked of mateship and courage during his address.

"In military terms, the Gallipoli campaign was a failure," he said.

"We are clearly not celebrating a victory and that is a very important aspect of Anzac Day.

"Anzac Day has never been a glorification of war, rather we are acknowledging the courage, determination and selflessness of those who served in Gallipoli and subsequent conflicts."

Captain Carty said on a personal note, Anzac Day allows him to honour the privilege of leading men and women into multiple operations.

May Bruce said as a World War Two veteran she thinks of all those who never came back and those who back with horrific injuries.

"I knew many people who were prisoners of war who had lost their eyesight," she said.

"I was army medical. I remember, I would give some of them an apple and they would shine it on their clothes and hide it under the pillow. It was so precious."

Ms Bruce turns 94 on Wednesday and said she's participated in many Anzac Day marches.

David Antill served in the Korean War in the 1950s and although he may need a scooter, he still participates in the march.

"I was in the National Service section," he said.

"In 1954, the Korean War was fading down and I spent the next couple of years in the National Service section."

Mr Antill was wearing his father's and grandfather's medals as well.

"It's great to see so many people here for the service," he said.

Tye Haneysett, 12, said he had been learning about the Anzac tradition in school.

"Today, we are here to remember the Anzacs," he said.

"My great-uncle was a gunner who served four years in World War One and he was on the back and got sick so is buried in London."

Tyes said if he could say something to the men and who have served, it would be "thank you".

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