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  • Ben Roberts-Smith vows to take part in Anzac Day commemorations (Australian Victoria Cross winner accused of war crimes)

    04/23/2026 6:12:45 PM PDT · by naturalman1975 · 6 replies
    The Australian ^ | 24th April 2026 | Jamie Walker
    Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has declared that Anzac Day is so “sacred” that his prosecution for war crime-related murder won’t stop him attending the public commemorations on Saturday. In a move that threatens to overshadow the 111th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, a day of solemn remembrance for Australians, Mr Roberts-Smith will front an Anzac Day event in Queensland and defy reported calls by some of his supporters to boycott the annual services and marches. This follows intervention by the doyen of Australia’s four living VC holders, Vietnam War hero Keith Payne, to back the former SAS operator’s right...