From the Great War onwards, combining the stories of veterans and their families, with commentary from leading academics | dHNfSjNSa054MHZjTEk
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00:00 In just over a century, more than one million Australians have taken part in over 40 conflicts.
00:09 Today the battlefield experiences and sacrifices of these returnees are an indelible part of
00:15 Australian life.
00:17 But there is another side to this story.
00:21 War starts and war finishes.
00:23 The return of soldiers is seen as the end of that narrative, when in fact it's just
00:29 the beginning.
00:32 This is what happens when Australia's wars end.
00:36 When servicemen and women return to civilian life.
00:41 Coming back you realised everyone at home had progressed in a certain way and you were
00:46 still in a war zone.
00:48 I was in desperate danger and now I'm back here.
00:54 But nobody out here gets it.
00:56 How they return from war is welcomed by the country.
01:00 Let's welcome them back into the bosom of the nation because they have proved themselves.
01:08 And how they are cared for.
01:10 It was very important for the soldiers that the society to which they returned would care
01:15 for their physical and medical needs.
01:20 This is the story of what happens when the shooting stops.
01:24 When the uniform comes off and our men and women come home.
01:28 It's a beautiful story.
01:29 It's a beautiful story.
01:30 [Music]