ANZAC Parade

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The Cold Darkness

It was a Saturday, a cold and dark morning. It was the day of ANZAC the 25th, the day of commemoration for all the men and soldiers who went to war in Gallipoli.

My papa and nana came into the room and woke me up and said, “Come on let's go up to the dawn parade, at the R.S.A and watch your brother march.“

So we rushed up to the R.S.A and there we saw my brother standing in the line, waiting for them to march.

We all heard their commander say, ‘Stand in attention’ and then the band in the front started to play.

We marched down to the Memorial Hall.  I was so proud to see my brother marching in the parade for his first time. When we got there, I heard the kaumatua giving a speech about the men who died in World War one in Gallipoli. There were many others as well, and not long after that, there were wreaths laid in memory of the soldiers that died and then finally the last post was played along with someone who played the bagpipes.

After that we went to the wahi tapu in Te Iringa to see my cousin Wiremu.  We stayed there for about 10 minutes, then back to Kaikohe to have a kai at  McD's.

When I think about the morning that I just had, it made me feel so proud to see my brother marching and to be a part of such a big occasion.