Palmerston North marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2 on 15 August, with a service at the Cenotaph in The Square.
Wreaths were laid by those pictured (from left): Brigade Command Sergeant Major, WO1 Raymond Kareko; Lieutenant Colonel Ed Craw, RNZAC (Commanding Officer of the Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles Regiment at Linton Camp); RNZAF; Command Warrant Officer Guy Lipsham; Base Commander Ohakea, Group Captain Shaun Sexton; Palmerston North Returned and Services Association Brigadier (Retired) Evan Torrance, who is PNRSA Welfare Trust Chair and Manawatū Officer’s Club Patron; Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Joe Hollander, RNZE (PNRSA Vice-President); Palmerston North Deputy Mayor Tangi Utikere; Wiremu Te Awe Awe from Rangitāne.
