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Originally Posted by Varangian
Ataturk's words after WWI really struck home to me when I visited Gallipoli in 1999.
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us. Where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours … You mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away the tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace after having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well.
Lest we forget...miss you pop.
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Truly comforting words. I believe Ataturk had many memorable quotes
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