Mr Felton said support networks for veterans and young veterans were absolutely becoming more available. It has to. Times are changing because the older veterans feel as though they need to pass on the baton to the younger ones so it is our turn to take and future-proof it, he said. There is a lot of benefit to that and we have to have that engagement. Mr Felton said there was a stigma surrounding veterans and young veterans seeking support because they all strive for it. A lot of us are broken, a lot of us have a lot of health problems but there are mechanisms through the RSL and Department of Veteran Affairs that are there to help, he said.
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But tomorrow it will come to him. With his body too frail to attend a service, the military s top brass will lead a special Anzac Day ceremony at the 96-year-old s nursing home. Around 40 guests will be there to honour the army private, who has blood cancer. World War II veteran Bill Morris, 96, had one wish â to march again on Anzac Day. Picture: Alex Coppel He s one of Australia s last remaining Island Hoppers - a dogged team who skipped over Japanese strongholds to seize less fortified islands during the Allied advance across the Pacific during World War II. In an extraordinary effort to recognise Mr Morris service an army major will fly from Canberra for Sunday s event.