Sometimes the hardest wounds to heal are the ones that can't be seen and the focus for RSA's 2018 Poppy Appeal is "not all wounds bleed."
Poppy sellers will be about in Whanganui next Friday April 20, and all proceeds collected will assist go to assist Whanganui war veterans and their families.
Returned Services Association welfare officer for Whanganui and South Taranaki Robbie Robertson says the appeal usually raises around $18,000 each year.
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He says although the fund has been mostly used to support older veterans and their families with costs such as glasses, dental treatments and hearing aids, younger veterans have different needs.