Former special forces
commando and IED survivor Damien Thomlinson says Australia’s embrace of
driveway dawn services symbolises the ANZAC spirit.
He was horrifically injured by an improvised
bomb in Afghanistan while serving with the Australian Army in April, 2009. Both legs had to be amputated, and the
damage to his body was so severe his medical team claim his survival is a
miracle.
Mr Thomlinson said he’s looking forward to
participating in the Light Up The Dawn initiative with his family on Saturday
morning.
“It’s
really inspiring to see people go ‘well, we’re not sitting down, we’re not
having ANZAC Day pushed aside’.
“To
me that’s the essence of the ANZAC spirit: people doing whatever they can for
their mates.”
Damien Thomlinson on the Kokoda track
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