Remembering the ANZAC'S

[Deeno]

How proud we are to honour our service men and women of past and present.
And how encouraging it is to see how the younger generation have embraced the legend of the Anzacs so their tradition will live on forever.

Lest we forget...

[thunderchildobs]

Some pictures I took in April 2006

ANZAC Cove.

Atarturks message at Ari Burnu.

The view from the Nek looking along the beaches towards Suvla Bay. Note the terrain.

The Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux.

Brendan

[iceman (Mike)]

Excellent images, thanks Brendan.

[monoxide]

Originally Posted by iceman

I then borrowed a book from the library about the Light Horse Brigade from WWI - not the ones in the middle east but the ones that trained at Egypt and then went to Gallipoli as normal infantry. They fought and died in the bloody battle at "The Nek". Thanks to incompetent leadership they didn't stand a chance.

my grandmothers father was a light horseman although i cant remember the details off the top of my head i remember finding a webpage which had a photo of him on there, another family member who passed a bit over 12 months ago (mabee a little more) was one of the few remaining diggers.
it is just incredible to know what these men went through for their country

[cpoc]

I must say thunderchildobs those images brought tears to my eyes... especially Ataturk's message... such a respectful note to leave to all those, on both sides, who lost their lives and who fought and those back home who love/d them.

Lest we forget.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

This mornings dawn sevice as always is a sad time,Lest we forget

[Satchmo]

Edit: We shouldn't be doing politics on an Astro forum...

[coldspace]

Originally Posted by Satchmo

I find a holiday on the day a bunch of ozzie kids got slaughtered in a war that had nothing to do with them really sad , and even more so a nation so bereft of identity to cling to this political scam in the name of `nationhood' sad indeed. I wish for the sake of our kids it would just go away.

Sad comment. It will never go away, long live the ANZAC's. Sorry you feel this way. If people don't have the ANZAC spirit in their heart then maybe they should live in another country. Its not just about a holiday as we always go to the dawn service then have a BBQ with friends to celebrate how lucky we are to live hear.

Matt.

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by coldspace

Sorry you feel this way. If people don't have the ANZAC spirit in their heart then maybe they should live in another country.

Edit: Oh, with the 'terrorists' you mean ;-)...

[Suzy_A]

This morning at work, quite a few people said they went to the Dawn Service or one of the other ANZAC Day things.

I found this rather interesting - in my workplace, I'm the only one eligible to march (having been in the RAAF), but one of the few that didn't go...

[Hagar (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Satchmo

Edit: Oh, with the 'terrorists' you mean ;-)...

Long live the ANZACS

It's not only your optical instruments that have a norrow field of view.

I doubt the terrorists would have you. Better stay here.

[gman (Grant)]

We must never lose sight that every digger who fought in WW1 & WW2 volunteered.
A sense of duty not only to England but the rest of the world.

The poor descisions made by the English war cabinet eventuated in needless deaths but we can always say that after the fact.

There are too many factors involved to mentioned that gave rise the "ANZAC LEGEND'

Here is a quote I found in the book "TOBRUK" by Peter Fitzsimmons:-

Today you and I are not only part of history, we are history in the making
For years we have enjoyed, almost without effort, almost without thinking, freedom won for us by others who endured;treasures of art and letters not painted by ourselves:free speech and enfranchised thought earned by unknown heroes in forgotten days.
Today, the guard and saftey of all those things depend on us.
The heritage of the ages is in our keeping.
We are not creatures of Destiny but Destiny itself.
Without us, all that is decent and kindly and holy will perish from this earth

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by Hagar

Long live the ANZACS
I doubt the terrorists would have you. Better stay here.

Thats a fine dose of `jingoistic' nationalist fervor you have there. I'm sure you would make a much more convincing terrorist than me

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by gman

We must never lose sight that every digger who fought in WW1 & WW2 volunteered.
A sense of duty not only to England but the rest of the world.

While there were many career soldiers many pimply kids, were influenced by astute political advertising , and roaming recruitment trucks, and many joined to escape the possibilty of being given the `white feather'
, not having any real idea about the reality of warfare. I doubt once dropped into the hell of battle, they were thinking of much beyond their own minute to minute survival.