This Saturday we all commemorate ANZAC Day but this year will be different, as we know.

There will be no public dawn service at the war memorial, or no street parade with veterans marching and families with photos and medals from their relatives.

We can still commemorate those that gave their lives for our freedom in a very simple but effective way.

On the front page of the Lismore App, look for the ANZAC button, it will be dark green with an ANZAC hat.

When you push on the button you will find the ode and last post at the top of that page.

We encourage you and your family to wake at 5:30am on Saturday morning and make your way to the end of your drive-way or toy our balcony, verandah or porch before 6am. Then at 6, push the Youtube video link that will play the ode and last post.

Feel free to light a candle in remembrance or to turn on your phone torch.

Once the last post has concluded, take the 60 seconds of silence to reflect on all the wars that have claimed the lives of our soldiers and of those that have fought in our wars.

Encourage your neighbours to do the same thing so that your street can take part as a collective. Feel free to take a photo and send it to the Lismore App (simon@lismoreapp.com.au) so we can share it later in the day.

Also, on the ANZAC button are some photos from most of our wars. Take some time to have a look at each section to remind ourselves of what was lost and what we need to avoid in the future.

There are so many stories from many soldiers and many families that shed a light on experiences that we hope will never be repeated.

Stories like our own Ken Jolly.

Ken fought in Malaya, Borneo and then did a one year tour of duty in Vietnam in 1966. In fact today Ken celebrates 53 years since he came home from Vietnam.

Ken arrived in Nui Dat and straight away had to clear an area within eight hours. He was a tunnel rat which meant Ken had to crawl on his belly into enemy tunnels head first with a bayonet and a torch.

"I was shit scared", Ken said, "it was dark and wet and sometimes I could stand up, but mostly I would crawl on my belly".

"The enemy were down there. We were looking for cache supplies of ammunition and were laying mines and booby traps", he added.

Ken was our Sunday Profile story and as you read it you can understand why ANZAC Day is so important to so many Aussie Diggers.

"In Vietnam, the people I was with have become friends I'll never lose", Ken said. "Friendships forged under gunfire will only die when we die", he added.

Read Ken's full story in yesterday's Sunday Profile SUNDAY PROFILE: Ken Jolley, tunnel rat to war memorial.