I did make a comment in one post I made on the JSF, but for the most part was too busy at various commemoration services yesterday. In the recent past, while I've always attended some sort of memorial on ANZAC Day, I haven't done as much as I did yesterday. I've been in Canberra - at the moment I still am - and the national memorial services, though probably smaller than some I have seen in Melbourne, are extraordinary. I also had the honour of meeting some of our greatest heroes from the recent war, which was humbling and incredible. While we are still producing young people like this, Australia is in good hands.
Yes,it's easy to see that while the ceremonies in Canberra might not be as large as those in,say,Sydney or Melbourne,their having taken place in your capital would lend a special importance and solemnity to them.Our Tomb of the Unknown,Vietnam Wall or the recently opened WWII Memorial wouldn't,IMO,be *quite* the same if they were in New York or Chicago.
As I mentioned,I saw a short film clip of Sydney's dawn ceremony on the SMH's website...very moving indeed.