Digging deep

Australian soldiers currently fighting in Afghanistan are called 'Diggers' when referred to by the media or politicians. When 110 year old World War One 'Veteran' John Campbell Ross passed away recently the tributes that came named him as Australia's Last Remaining Digger. If that is the case does that mean that other veterans will not be able to use that term. It should do but it will not. The term digger is used by the media and politicians to generate specific emotions and ideals and it is a pity that it gets overused and abused.

Interestingly John Campbell Ross was barely a 'digger' anyway; he never left Australia in a military capacity and spent most of his time serving in Broadmeadows, Victoria. Am quite sure there was little digging to be done there...