Pic courtesy of Aust Dept of Defence
Shortly after attending yesterday’s Anzac Dawn Service on the banks of the Murray I posted this powerfully poignant photograph on social media to mark our most significant day of national remembrance.
I selected the image randomly from a cast of thousands on the Internet as something about it touched my soul.
Only now have I discovered the story behind this compelling image and the personal significance it holds.
My dear cousin – whom I grew up with, went right through school with and who is now a Major with the Australian Army – contacted me after seeing the image on my page.
This brilliant man, married with a gorgeous young family, snapped this very photograph in the poppy field whilst on duty in Afghanistan in 2007.
Oh the degrees of separation – how I love it when the universe speaks………..
X Lee for TSW
