For Gordon Hill, the danger of not understanding Australia's past is that history is likely to repeat itself in the future.

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Mr Hill, the president of the Cobar RSL sub-branch in the NSW Central West, spent 19 years in the Army Reserve.

Gordon Hill at Bardia Barracks in Sydney in the 1980s. Picture supplied

With Remembrance Day approaching on Tuesday, November 11, he said it's vital that Australians remember what war is truly about - and the lasting impact it has on those who serve.

"If people haven't participated in any war-like activity, they would probably find it very difficult

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