Anzacs

[u4ea]

just to say rest in peace to those who served and drink lots of rum to those defending us.wish they didnt have to tho.but rum is ok so off to sleep now so i can drink rum later...........................

[kickingzebra]

Second that, Thankyou to those that did what they did. Remember, lest we should find ourselves there again.

[BuFfY]

My great grandad was a survivor... he got shot in the heart but his tin of tobacco saved him... died years later from smoking... Irony anyone?!

[spudchucka]

Just filling up with coffee now and then heading into town to march with the diggers.

[inlinefour]

Least we not forget. On ya Grandad & Co.

[vs04]

Yep, they had more balls than most of us will ever have.

[Sniper]

Fucken cold, but Dawn Parade was great.

[Streetwise]

these guys have my upmost respect. Rest in peace lads,

[Pussy]

Lest we forget..........

[Paul in NZ]

We should all be grateful for the efforts of these soldiers that kept us free and also give pause to remember the casualties on both sides.

Likewise, we should respect that hard won freedom by being ever vigilant and protecting it from those that would take it from us. The minority of haters and well meaning politicians must be kept at arms length along with the criminally insane and other mal contents that would rob us of our birthright.

One of the pleasures that we enjoy it this green and pleasant land is to go into the quiet and empty countryside on our bikes. At nearly every point of the map, and often unexpectedly, you will come across memorial halls, parks, crosses, cains and other monuments erected to the sons and daughters of the district that didn't come back. To me it's not the great memorials, parades and Cenotaphs in the big citties that matter but more these quiet sites and remote locations that tell the story. I often stop and lay a hand on these stones and wonder how a young man of the district came to perish in a muddy field so far away. What must have happened? What grief moved such a small population to erect such an expensive object? It grounds you to this land. These are your families and your roots that died for a dream of New Zealand and a better life.

Thank you for giving us this gift. With all it's faults, I would not want to be anywhere else.

[Blairos]

We should all be grateful for the efforts of these soldiers that kept us free and also give pause to remember the casualties on both sides.

Likewise, we should respect that hard won freedom by being ever vigilant and protecting it from those that would take it from us. The minority of haters and well meaning politicians must be kept at arms length along with the criminally insane and other mal contents that would rob us of our birthright.

One of the pleasures that we enjoy it this green and pleasant land is to go into the quiet and empty countryside on our bikes. At nearly every point of the map, and often unexpectedly, you will come across memorial halls, parks, crosses, cains and other monuments erected to the sons and daughters of the district that didn't come back. To me it's not the great memorials, parades and Cenotaphs in the big citties that matter but more these quiet sites and remote locations that tell the story. I often stop and lay a hand on these stones and wonder how a young man of the district came to perish in a muddy field so far away. What must have happened? What grief moved such a small population to erect such an expensive object? It grounds you to this land. These are your families and your roots that died for a dream of New Zealand and a better life.

Thank you for giving us this gift. With all it's faults, I would not want to be anywhere else.

Well said - Lest we Forget..

[GR81]

respect to those still alive, RIP to those who didnt make it.
*moment of silence*

[Karma]

Just heard on the radio that one of the old guys died this morning during the ceremony in Auckland...

Times like these I'm reminded of the saying,

"Never forget the sins of the past, lest you be forever doomed to repeat them"

[WickedOne]

RIP - Thanks guys!!!

[Colapop]

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.

The people that protect our security will not be forgotten, those past and those present. Regardless of our political feelings and biases we remember those personel serving in theatres at this time as well as those in the past.