By Roderick (Whiskers) McNibble, Special Correspondent for Ratty News
Roderick Whiskers McNibble here, tail fluffed against the dawn chill and heart heavy with reverence.
I’ve scampered through many stories in my time, from the murky shadows beneath Canberra restaurant bars and lobbies to the marmalade-slick contraband lanes of Dusty Gulch, but none quite so stirring as the memory I unearthed this ANZAC Day morning.
It’s a tale that rises like the Rotorua mist, warm with the scent of ANZAC biscuits and the ache of old truths. A tale from Australia that was born in New Zealand and needs to rise again.
A tale of two countries bound together in blood and memories of battles fought and lives lost. Of friendship. Of mateship. Of the ANZAC tradition.
This isn’t just a story - it’s a soul-marking memory, born at dawn and carried through decades. And if you’ve ever felt your fur bristle at the bugle's cry or your eyes sting with tears you didn’t expect, well then, dear reader… you’ll understand why I had to share it.
Read more: A Dawn Service, a Biscuit, and the Awakening of a Patriot
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