Winter Olympic Games hopeful Adam Lambert stood at the end of a Jindabyne driveway and took a moment to think.
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A couple of minutes to think about his great grandfather who was killed in action during World War II. To remember another great grandfather who served in the same war as an aircraft mechanic.
And his great grandmother, who served as a spy for Australian intelligence intercepting and decoding messages from Axis powers, whose service went unrecognised until she was in her 80s.
And finally, his grandfather for his time in Malaysia during high tension periods between Malaysia and Indonesia, where paratroopers were dropped as a detecting force.
"The fact my family is so tied to it has always been a great reason for me to learn about what happened in those time periods, and the horrors and the craziness of the whole situation," snowboard cross athlete Lambert said.
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"They never talked about it really, I feel like that's pretty common with ex-servicemen and women.
"There's a lot of things that happen, but it's stuff they can't talk about to people who haven't experienced the same thing.
"Usually I'd be out there at the dawn service. Even when I was in school, I would march from the old town centre down to the park, I'd wear my great-grandfather's medals on my chest and represent him after he passed away."
This year the best he could do is take a moment in isolation to remember those who served and continue to do so.
Soon after, the attention returns to rehabilitation on an anterior cruciate ligament tear before Lambert sets his sights on hitting the snow again this year for Olympic qualifiers.
But first the coronavirus pandemic must blow over before Lambert can link up with the Australian squad for a base camp in Switzerland come November.
The 2022 Winter Games would mark Lambert's second - a remarkable feat given he is only 22.
"I feel like the first time around was so quick for me. I only got onto the World Cup 18 months before the Olympics started," Lambert said.
"At that point I wasn't even thinking about the Olympics, and all of a sudden I got four really good results in a row. I was second in the running to go. It was a bit of a shock.
"This time I'm coming with a little bit more experience, I know the competition I'm up against and I know what I have to do to get there.
"It's a little more comforting to know what I have to do, but at the same time it's a little more nerve-racking because I know what I'm up against.
"It'll be an enjoyable qualification period and I'll be doing my best, that's for sure. There are a lot of races all over the place this year, China, North American World Cups, a lot of flying."