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ANZAC Day - 2008

2008

Australia's war heroes

25/04/2008
The Victoria Cross and the George Cross are Australia's highest awards for valour with only 96 Australians awarded the VC since its inception in 1856, for conflicts ranging from the Boer War to the Vietnam War when the last one was given out.

Gallipoli dawn service

25/04/2008
Thousands of Australians are heading towards the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey for the Anzac Day dawn service, due to start in a few hours.

Anzac service in Iraq

25/04/2008
Australian troops on active duty in Iraq as part of Operation Catalyst are also preparing to mark Anzac Day with marches and dawn services.

Anzac Day's first dawn service in France

25/04/2008
France is holding its first official Anzac Day dawn service in Viller-Bretonneux on the Somme, 90 years to the day after the strategic village was captured from German soldiers.

Anzac Day dawn service in Canberra

25/04/2008
Thousands of people have come out on a chilly Canberra morning for the dawn service at the Australian War Memorial to mark the 93rd anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli.