Remembrance Day to recognise recent conflicts

Portland RSL branch secretary Bob Chandler (left) and Afghanistan veteran Will Handbury at the Portland Memorial Triangle, where a plaque to commemorate Veterans in recent conflicts will be unveiled as part of this year’s Remembrance Day.
Oscar Perri

REMEMBRANCE DAY this year in Portland will be paying special respect to veterans who have served in more recent conflicts that Australia has been involved in.

After the service on Friday at the Portland Memorial Triangle, the Portland RSL will be unveiling a plaque recognising veterans from the first and second gulf wars in Iraq, the Afghanistan war, and the peacekeeping mission in East Timor.

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