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Army veteran turns mancave into de facto RSA, hosts 300-strong gathering msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Army veterans prepare for Anzac Day: You get a big of a lump in your throat 23 Apr, 2021 10:11 PM 4 minutes to read Army veteran Gary Brandon. Photo / Supplied RNZ By Andrew McRae of RNZ Taupō man Gary Brandon is inviting a few of his mates over to his place to commemorate Anzac Day tomorrow. So far 325 have said they are going. Luckily for him, he lives on a large lifestyle block just out of the lake resort. He built a man-cave, which is called the Onward Bar, a nod to the motto of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Advertisement Military memorabilia in former soldier Gary Brandon s house. ....
Army veteran Gary Brandon. Photo: Supplied Luckily for him, he lives on a large lifestyle block just out of the lake resort. He built a man-cave, which is called the Onward Bar, a nod to the motto of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. We decided to do some renovations and I always wanted a man-cave and I got permission from the wife to build my little man-cave out the back. Photo: Supplied / Gary Brandon The room is full of military memorabilia collected over the years. put some stuff up and decided to call it the Onward Bar which is the infantry motto and my mates started to come, some still serving and they donate stuff and now it s just totally adorned with military memorabilia. ....
Army veterans prepare for Anzac Day: 'You get a bit of a lump in your throat' msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Large crowds are expected at Anzac Day services around the country on Sunday after public events were cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Members of the public laid poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior following the Wellington dawn service on Anzac Day 2019, the last time public events were held for the commemorations. Photo: RNZ / Ana Tovey The Stand at Dawn commemoration started in 2020, where people stood outside their front gate to mark the occasion will also be repeated for those not wanting to attend a public gathering. Returned and Services Association (RSA) president BJ Clark said everything was on track for a return of dawn and citizen services. ....