Lest we forget......ANZAC DAY
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On Anzac Day, we remember not only the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers who died on 25 April 1915 and throughout the Gallipoli campaign, but every one of our servicewomen and men who have served and died in all wars, conflict and peacekeeping operations. We reflect on their great courage, discipline and self-sacrifice in choosing a life of service to their country.
The Anzac spirit lives on in the hearts and minds of all Australian as we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who contributed so much in shaping the identity of this proud nation.
The Anzac spirit lives on in the hearts and minds of all Australian as we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who contributed so much in shaping the identity of this proud nation.
On September 2, 1945, Navy Veteran Jack Le Cras witnessed one of the most significant events in modern military history – the Japanese Instrument of Surrender ceremony onboard USS Missouri.
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'Prince William Honours Fallen at ANZAC Day Ceremony'
The Duke of Cambridge lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in London as part of the ANZAC Day commemorations.
Alongside him is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the UK Bede Corry and Australia's High Commissioner to the UK George Brandis as they honour those from their countries who have fallen during conflict.
The Duke of Cambridge lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in London as part of the ANZAC Day commemorations.
Alongside him is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the UK Bede Corry and Australia's High Commissioner to the UK George Brandis as they honour those from their countries who have fallen during conflict.
Nice story from last's year's remembrance day.......
At 14 years of age, Jeep the military service dog was up bright and early on Anzac Day
At 14 years of age, Jeep the military service dog was up bright and early on Anzac Day
A few years ago, Mrs. Basket Case and I took a day-long tour of the Somme battlefield in NE France.
The battle was actually a series of engagements that took place over a period of months in WW1, all along the River Somme. It was prior to the entry of Americans into the war, so on the Allied side it was all English, Australian, New Zealand and Canada. Truly sobering. So unbelievably many men killed.
Heres a picture of a huge monument at Theipval.
The thing is absolutely massive. For a sense of the scale, note the people actually on the monument, silhouetted against the blue sky, not on the grounds in front of it.
The monument is to the missing from the Somme. Not killed. Not wounded. Only the missing. And only from the Somme, not any other battles, let alone the war as a whole. It has over 70,000 names engraved in the stone. In reality virtually all were killed. But the medical science of the day didn't allow for identification, or the poor guy had just been vaporized.
A truly humbling day for us.
The battle was actually a series of engagements that took place over a period of months in WW1, all along the River Somme. It was prior to the entry of Americans into the war, so on the Allied side it was all English, Australian, New Zealand and Canada. Truly sobering. So unbelievably many men killed.
Heres a picture of a huge monument at Theipval.
The thing is absolutely massive. For a sense of the scale, note the people actually on the monument, silhouetted against the blue sky, not on the grounds in front of it.
The monument is to the missing from the Somme. Not killed. Not wounded. Only the missing. And only from the Somme, not any other battles, let alone the war as a whole. It has over 70,000 names engraved in the stone. In reality virtually all were killed. But the medical science of the day didn't allow for identification, or the poor guy had just been vaporized.
A truly humbling day for us.
Veterans have joined Sydney’s Anzac Day March, marking 110 years since Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli.
Approximately 10,000 service men and women have braved the chilly weather to march today.
Among the participants are six World War II veterans, proudly taking part in the commemorative event.
Approximately 10,000 service men and women have braved the chilly weather to march today.
Among the participants are six World War II veterans, proudly taking part in the commemorative event.
Poke, I took this thread as a somber remembrance of tens of thousands of lives lost.
I don't see how a video of Steve Irwin's antics with the Florida Gator mascot honors the blood sacrifice of the ANZAC troops in two world wars and other lesser engagements.
What am I missing?
I don't see how a video of Steve Irwin's antics with the Florida Gator mascot honors the blood sacrifice of the ANZAC troops in two world wars and other lesser engagements.
What am I missing?
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