ANZAC Day

[TarJak]

Today marks the 99th anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli in 1915.

They shall grow not 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.

[Jimbuna]

~SALUTE~
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[Oberon]

To the brave men that my great-grandfather fought alongside at Chunuk Bair. :salute:

[KrazyDimondRX]

Went to the ANZAC dawn ceremony with my grand parents, very moving as both grandad and I have served. Then to the RSA for a free hot breakfast and a couple of cold beers also free:up:

“This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war.”
Erich Maria Remarque

Probably my favourite quote.

Lest we forget...

[BossMark]

"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
Here in this country of ours.
You, the mothers,
Who sent their sons from far away countries
Wipe away your 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

:salute::salute::salute::salute::salute:

[HW3]

:salute:

[DeathHead87]

:yeah:

[Stealhead]

I was just thinking about Gallipoli and for all the human suffering it did have one benefit.It gave a sense of national identity for Australia,New Zealand, and Turkey interestingly enough all three where the "lessor" of a larger nation at the time. A silver lining to every cloud.

[Aktungbby]

DeathHead87!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

Welcome to SubSim DeathHead87 :sunny: