Wagga residents, veterans attend inaugural post-1975 commemoration at Victory Memorial Gardens

Monty Jacka
Updated October 22 2021 - 7:35pm, first published 6:00pm
ACKNOWLEDGED: East Timor veteran Raymond Smith says it would be good to see the post-1975 commemoration used to shine a light on the mental conflicts many veterans still face on a day to day basis. Picture: Monty Jacka
ACKNOWLEDGED: East Timor veteran Raymond Smith says it would be good to see the post-1975 commemoration used to shine a light on the mental conflicts many veterans still face on a day to day basis. Picture: Monty Jacka

One of Wagga's younger veterans has welcomed the launch of a new annual ceremony and said he hopes it can be used to shine a light on the struggles still faced by many veterans across the region.

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Monty Jacka

Monty Jacka

Journalist

Monty is a journalist at The Daily Advertiser in Wagga. He can be reached at m.jacka@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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