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Title: lest we forget
Post by: philw on April 25, 2009, 02:59:27 AM: They shall not grow old, As we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, And in the morning, We will remember them

lest we forget

(http://www.aacc-houston.org/images/ANZAC_logo_Aus.gif)
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: Hazcat on April 25, 2009, 05:05:26 AM: Anniversary?
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: philw on April 25, 2009, 05:23:46 AM: Quote from: Hazcat on April 25, 2009, 05:05:26 AM
Anniversary?

Yea mate

Anzac Day is a national public holiday in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I

Anzac Day one of the most spiritual and solemn days of the year in Australia.
atarts off with the Dawn Service. then there is the ANZAC March, where the veterans from all past wars, as well as current serving members of the ADF and Reserves, with allied veterans as well, and other uniformed service groups, are held in cities and towns nationwide

then it is off to the RSL Club or Pub for a Beer or 3 and a few games of Two up ;D

these 2 Picks are from this morning at the Dawn Service at KingLake in Victoria ( where the tragic fires were this year)

A good mate of mine is in the group of guys doing the gun salute
(http://images.whereilive.com.au/images/uploads/gallery/2009/04/25/f1a24f04997cebb80eac7ec18783d11c_resized.jpg)

(http://images.whereilive.com.au/images/uploads/gallery/2009/04/25/49d6625f36337f74c2e6c483f7fb0f98_resized.jpg)

I dips me lid to ya Fellas

THANK YOU TO ALL sacrificed
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: Hazcat on April 25, 2009, 06:09:47 AM: AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: 2HOW on April 25, 2009, 07:12:00 AM: SALUTE
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 25, 2009, 10:23:48 AM: Today is the anniversary of the British/ANZAC landing at Gallipoli during WW I
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: twyacht on April 25, 2009, 10:39:04 AM: I'll be sure to make a toast with my "beer or 3" today.

Horrendous fighting on the shores, staggering casualties, and brave, honorable men sacrificed all.

your right philw, lest we forget.
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: tt11758 on April 25, 2009, 12:17:08 PM: Australian gun laws may suck the big green wet one, but you've gotta love a country that not only remembers, but HONORS their military veterans for the sacrifices they made. I sometimes think most of the folks in this country have forgotten.
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: Texas_Bryan on April 26, 2009, 07:53:24 PM: Quote from: tt11758 on April 25, 2009, 12:17:08 PM
Australian gun laws may suck the big green wet one, but you've gotta love a country that not only remembers, but HONORS their military veterans for the sacrifices they made. I sometimes think most of the folks in this country have forgotten.

I'm truly glad your country honors their vets and doesn't remembers those days for their sales events at Sears or the car lot.
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: cooptire on April 26, 2009, 07:59:42 PM: Here's to the vets, whomever and wherever they may be. Salute!
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: philw on April 29, 2009, 07:48:40 AM: ta guys ;D

we have 2 big days

ANZAC Day 25/4 and Remembrance Day or Poppy Day like veterans day over there ( it is not a public holiday though ) is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 we have two minutes of silence at that time ( or those that do I make sure we do at work every time

here is the vid from the Dawn service at Kinglake
Title: Re: lest we forget
Post by: philw on April 21, 2010, 08:05:21 AM: Wow a Year has gone around fast

ANZAC Tribute

A Poem Worth Reading

He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the RSL,
Telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his mates listened quietly
For they knew where of he spoke.

But we'll hear his tales no longer,
For ol' Bob has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer
For a Soldier died today.

He won't be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife..
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a family,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won't note his passing,
'Tho a Soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life stories
From the time that they were young
But the passing of a Soldier
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise
And cons his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?

The politician's stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.

While the ordinary Soldier,
Who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small. It's so easy to forget them,
For it is so many times
That our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys,
Went to battle, but we know,

It is not the politicians
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever waffling stand?

Or would you want a Soldier--
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common Soldier,
Who would fight until the end.

He was just a common Soldier,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict,
We find the Soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor
While he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage
At the ending of his days..

Perhaps just a simple headline
In the paper that might say:
"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,

A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank cheque made payable to ' Australia ', ' New Zealand ', or any other God fearing country for an amount "up to and including my life". That is Honour, and there are way too many people in this WORLD who no longer understand it.
Pass On The Patriotism!