'We became a nation the day we landed on Gallipoli' | Anzac day 2021 | ABC Australia

Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe Crofton, a Gallipoli and World War II veteran talks about his experiences in a national 1972 Anzac Day edition of 'Chequerboard' . He discusses his reactions to his involvement in war, comments on his commitment to fighting (and how he feels now), the moral problems facing a soldier, the dehumanising effect of war and whether there is such a thing as a "just war". The program is titled ‘…We Were Happy To Go…’. Join the ABC Australia community on social media! http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. ******** Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).