Army vet' and friend...

 

This long ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) weekend was a time to spend with family and to go on long 5km walks with my beloved. A path is pictured on the left at our local bay.

I have the honour and pleasure of being friends with a former student who was an army veteran and is almost 80 years old.

He is still studying at the Wānanga where I work, and he has an amazing story of courage, tenacity, and sacrifice. He served a few tours overseas and is still able to tell his story.

He also shared one of his stories in one of the community short anthologies I had the privilege of collating and Indie publishing. He is a treasure, and I'm so blessed that his stories crossed my path as well...