In the midst of a sea of dark coloured suits, a silhouette of pink shone through the crowd during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Victoria Park on Wednesday.
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Among the men was the only female veteran at the service, Violet "Vi" Palm, in a stunning pink suit bearing her medals.
Ms Palm served in the army as a decipher during World War II for four years and was inspired to join by her late and beloved father, who served in Gallipoli, and veteran husband.
"There were only about six of us in the whole unit," Ms Palm said.
"I decoded messages to send overseas."
Despite the blistering sun and the fact their suits did little to help cool them down, the veterans proudly stood before the Victoria Park Cenotaph in name of the millions of lives that were lost while serving the country.
The ceremony was led by mayor of Dubbo Ben Shields and Dubbo RSL Sub-Branch president, Tom Gray. Despite COVID-19 safety restrictions in place, there was still a good crowd of community members there to show their respects.
United, the crowd observed a minute of silence at 11 am, the moment 100 years earlier the guns ceased to fire on the battlefields.
"During World War II there were between nine to 13 million deaths, a third of which graves went unknown," Mr Gray said.
"The red poppy has long been a part of Remembrance Day of November 11 1918.
"It has also increasingly been used as part of Anzac Day.
"During the first World War red poppies were among the first plants to spring back up on the devastating battlefields.
"It's old soldier folk law the red of the poppies comes from the blood of their comrades soaking into the ground. This poppy is an emblem of sacrifice, a symbol of life offered to the service of one country, is the leap between a comrade and us who remain. We will remember them."
As voices entwined during the national anthem our flags were raised, followed by the wreaths which now law before the cenotaph in memory of our fallen soldiers, sailors and air force members. Among those to lay the wreaths were school students.
Those who were unable to attend the morning ceremony at Victoria Park can watch the live stream online on the Dubbo Regional Council Facebook page.
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