The theme for this year's Remembrance Day was 'Remember to Remember.'
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This includes remembering the 1000 (or thereabouts) indigenous Australians who served in World War I, and the approximated 5000 Aboriginal Diggers in World War II.
For Biripi Elder Ray Saunders from Old Bar, the official recognition of his ancestors' military service has brought a sense of pride.
In 2013, the Times spoke to Ray when he reflected on some of the prejudices he and his relatives faced as returned service men and women in Australia.
Ray's great uncle Harold Maher was a Biripi man and a veteran of World War I. But his service was not recognised by the Australian government.
Up until the 1940s Aboriginal soldiers were excluded from formal ceremonies. Members of the indigenous community were often rejected when they tried to sign up for military service.
Ray was an electrical engineer stationed in Malaysia during the Vietnam War, and although it was quite some years from when his great uncle served in WWI, the prejudices towards Aboriginal service men and women were still apparent.
"When I joined the Australian Air Force in 1966 I wasn't even a citizen of Australia. It was only after the referendum in 1967 that Aboriginal people became citizens in their own country," Ray told the Times in 2013.
On Thursday, November 11 Ray laid a wreath with Worimi elder Will Paulson at Taree's Remembrance Day ceremony on behalf of the Aboriginal community.
"We are here representing our people so that we can help close the gap," Ray said.
Will also paid tribute to the Tobwabba memorial in Forster to commemorate the Worimi service men and women who have served.
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