It is somewhat hard to believe, but
this coming Sunday March 14 will be the first anniversary of the dedication
ceremony for the Odd Bods plaque at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Talk about timing.....after many months of planning how lucky we were to be able to proceed with the ceremony..... with the Covid-19 State of Emergency and Stage 1 restrictions announced on March 16 2020, just two days after the ceremony.
With Stage 2 Stay at Home on March
26 2020, and the War Memorial itself suddenly closed on March 24 2020 we certainly timed
it to perfection. (AWM only reopened on a strictly limited basis July 1st.)
Along with border closures and other
constraints, if we had missed that slot then the Odd Bods could still be
waiting. It was meant to be, that is for sure.
The significance of this plaque has been written about a number of times and you can find a full rundown by clicking on the tab marked “Odd Bod Plaque At Australian War Memorial” at the top of this page.
Thank you to Gary Elliot for this storyline, and to Mark Smith for the photographs taken this week in Canberra.
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