00:01More than 10,000 gathered at the Cenotaph in Martin Place to honour the fallen.
00:06May we honour them not only in words, but also in actions.
00:10In how we serve, in how we lead, and how we care for one another.
00:16In Sydney's west, school children played a lead role in local dawn service proceedings.
00:22A proud parenting moment today.
00:24We have Soraya, who's representing her school.
00:26And I also have my son, who's part of the Youth Anzac Ambassador Program.
00:32From the bush to the beach.
00:34Communities across the state turned out at first light.
00:39Hours later, defence members and families in their thousands
00:42marched down Sydney's Elizabeth Street.
00:45Among them was 99-year-old Harold Roy Pearson,
00:48who served in the RAAF in World War II and had a timeless message.
00:53I think it's important that we show our love to other people
00:58and we think of other people at all times and not ourselves.
01:04Large crowds, both young and old, have come to pay their respects.
01:08A sign the Anzac spirit is as strong as ever, 111 years on from the Gallipoli landing.
01:13It's quite inspiring to see all these youngsters in uniform with gongs on the chest.
01:22Others took a quiet moment to reflect at the Anzac Memorial,
01:26including Michelle Campbell, whose father, Frank,
01:29was a member of the 2nd 2nd Machine Gun Battalion in World War II.
01:33It's all a wonderful tribute to all those wonderful men and women who fought for our country.
01:42In Redfern, hundreds gathered for the Coloured Diggers ceremony in March
01:46to honour the role of First Nations people who've served in wars.
01:50It's about acknowledging the past, living in the present and preparing for the future.
01:55As the day wore on, the pubs came alive with punters, testing their luck in a game of two-up.
02:01It's a bigger crowd than it was earlier, so I'm trying to work out my courage to get up out
02:05there.
02:05Now that I have an American girlfriend, I'm trying to introduce her to the Colour.
02:08Yeah, I'm starting to learn. This is my second year here.
02:11While some hedged their bets, others returned to the Cenotaph
02:14to close out a day of tradition and remembrance.
02:18As we, that are left to grow old...
02:21As we, that are left to grow old...
02:22You
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