Part II: Spearing the AWMAcross the political spectrum, the Australian War Memorial has long been regarded as the nation’s most sacred site. Multiple sources assert that this contingent included over 20 Aboriginal men, many of whom from Queensland. Is this really the purpose of indigenising the War Memorial — to replace honour with exaggeration, and fact with folklore? Their Reality: Aboriginal Service and Modern MythThe most significant truth is overlooked by historians because it does not suit modern-day narratives. And the truth is this: you cannot build a war memorial to a war that never was.