Retired Lt. Col. Jackson Bernard Nato Evans says it is wonderful to see the nation honouring the people by giving commemorative medals.
Evans says he hopes that young people can also be rewarded as many people are working behind the scenes and are never rewarded.
He says during the 1970 celebrations, he was in primary school and seeing the wonderful things that happened on that day was very emotional.
The retired military officer says what happened in 1987 and 2000 has been a learning platform as those were some of the dark days of the nation.
Evans was part of the 30 people that commemorative medals for Fiji’s 50th Anniversary of Independence.
