Leonard Lister says modern soldiers face mental battles far worse than he and his comrades who fought in World War II. The 97-year-old Sarina resident was 19 when he left Australia to serve in New Guinea where he was seriously injured during a mountain patrol for Japanese soldiers. Mr Lister fell 10m causing his foot to partially detach from his leg, only the muscle and skin holding the two pieces together. He was medically discharged but despite what he endured, Mr Lister said today s fellas copped it worse. Our war was a straight-out war, Mr Lister said. You didn t have to wonder.