00:02Terence Byrne had just turned 17 when he was tasked with feeding a gun as Japanese aircrafts attacked Darwin.
00:10Now 101 years old, he's one of the few remaining veterans.
00:14I used to celebrate this day in Sydney, but knowing I haven't got much time left, I wanted to be
00:19here.
00:20I had to celebrate the memory of the guys.
00:29Those that held me up, supported me, look after the kids.
00:3384 years on, hundreds turned out to pay their respects to those who served and those who never returned home.
00:41The bombing of Darwin was a defining moment in Australia's history.
00:44The first and largest foreign attack on our shores.
00:48The day's commemorations began as they always do.
00:53With a live re-enactment of the events of February 19, 1942.
01:01252 people were killed in the air raids and hundreds more were injured.
01:05Until that moment war had felt distant, something happening far away in Europe, in the Middle East or across the
01:16other side of the Pacific.
01:17It also became the most deadly day for America's troops in Australia's waters with the sinking of USS Peary.
01:24The legend of the USS Peary clearly endures.
01:29It is part of a legacy that shapes the US-Australian alliance, forging the resolute solidarity we share today.
01:37Eight decades on, that solidarity is now extended to Japan.
01:41A lesson in overcoming differences.
01:43A lesson in overcoming differences.
01:43A lesson in overcoming differences.
01:44A lesson in overcoming differences.
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