The Department Of Veterans' Affairs

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MINISTER: I want to make sure that at the end of this commemorative period that the next generation of young Australians understand their sacrifice. They are going to have the responsibility for looking after our men and women, particularly those who have recently returned. In fact there have been some 72 000 young men and women that have served this nation overseas since 1999. Which is about 12 000 more than served in the Vietnam War. So we need to put in to perspective the challenges this nation over the next 50 years is going to face to look after these men and women, and just importantly their families. I want the next generation of children to understand the when, the where and the why. When we fought, where we fought, but just as important, why we fought. There are 102 000 names etched in to the walls of the Australian War Memorial of people who fought for our freedom and they've paid for it in their own blood and we should never ever forget that. DAVE SULLIVAN: No, that's so ver