Last Saturday 12 veterans marched from Ōrākau Memorial near Kihikihi to the Returned Servicemen's Association in Te Awamutu to raise money for the Te Awamutu Poppy Appeal Trust.
The walk totaled approximately 10 kilometers and took them two and a half hours to complete.
"It was about getting out there in the community and doing something positive with a network of guys, who have a common experience, coming together to raise money for a good cause," says James Baldwin, returned serviceman of the Army.
The men that marched alongside James included Corey Hutchinson, Chase Good, Jeff Code, Ajay Quinn, Richard Martin, Tim James, Aiden Te Huia, Daniel Van Der Hulst, Raza Khadim, Alton Mathews, Mark Runciman.
They all either served in the Army, Air Force or Navy from approximately the 1980's and onwards.