In a "beautiful" show of community support, over 20 people showed up to the cemetery on Sunday to place white crosses on the graves of our ex-servicemen.
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For Margaret Tucker who jointly won the Community Project Award at this year's Australia Day Ceremony for her work identifying the graves, remembering our servicemen has been a labour of love.
But this year she had to call upon reinforcements to help place the crosses. And she wasn't disappointed.
"It was absolutely beautiful to see - we had 20 people who had their names down but many more come from all walks of life to help place the crosses," Mrs Tucker said.
The crosses were placed in time for this Thursday, when Griffith schools will arrive by the bus load to help lay flowers on the graves, some of which have never had a flower placed on them.
"We always say 'Lest We Forget', and we celebrate the traditions of Anzac day, but it is different when you see a physical representation there."
They did something great for our country and they have been forgotten for a long while.
- Margaret Tucker.
Some graves haven't been touched for some 50 years, and she says probably have never seen a flower.
"I always try to say to the kids they would have or know family members buried who get flowers, but these men don't get flowers on their graves. And that is sad.
"They did something great for our country and they have been forgotten for a long while."
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Mrs Tucker thanked everyone who came on Sunday. She is still urgently seeking donations of flowers for Thursday, for which she is happy to supply buckets and collect them on April 10.
If anyone can donate their blooms, call Mrs Tucker on 0402 610 603.
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