Every Anzac Day, returned serviceman Jock Hannaford has marched at the Dawn Parade.
And it was only a back problem that barred him from marching again yesterday - but he was there, bedecked in medals earned from serving with the Royal New Zealand Air Force in several theatres of war in the 1960s.
He was an air signalman with 41 Squadron which flew in Borneo, Malaya, Thailand and Vietnam.
In 1964 New Zealand was helping Malaysia to fight Indonesia's attempt to wrest control of the North Borneo territories.
It was known as the "Confrontation" and was a role which saw New Zealand soldiers mount covert cross-border raids into Indonesia.