Lest we forget

[Pussy]

I just wish to offer my gratitude and respect to past and present New Zealand and Australian service men and women

[White trash]

Right with you John, so many sacrificed everything so we could enjoy our current quality of life.

They should always be remembered.

[ynot slow]

Pretty awseome programme on TV3 at the moment till noon.

Mum had 6 uncles go to war 1940 ish and all came back lucky,another family had 4 go and none came back all from small towns in the Naki,bloody lucky,shame we realise the sacrifices made when they die later on,and families find old diaries etc.

Shows how stupid we have come when people complain about eskimo lollies and golliwogs in shops,and changing names .

[yungatart]

I got up early, picked up Speights_bud and we went off to the dawn Parade.
it was good to see so many young people and families there.

It was a rather strange experience for me as I always go with hXc. However he is going to Anxzac commemorations with the NZ and Australian High Commissions in Belgium and will be laying a wreath at Ypres.

Ynot slow, my mother's 6 brothers all went off to WW2 and returned, as did my father's brother and brother-in-law. My family was truly one of the lucky ones. All but one of my uncles are dead now....I go to the dawn parade as mark of respect to them!

[Murray]

At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them!!

We will remember them!!!

[Mully]

Shows how stupid we have come when people complain about eskimo lollies and golliwogs in shops,and changing names .

+1. Puts all the PC bullshit in perspective, doesn't it.

[Boob Johnson]

Least we forget alright!

I'm the custodian of my family medals, having them put into a proper cabinet as we speak

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Anzac day means a helluva lot more to me than Waitangi Day. Forget the treaty bullshit,its ancient history. This is when NZ develped it's identity.

["D" FZ1]

Went to the Dawn Parade with one of my Daughters this morning. Always a moving experience.

[avgas]

they stopped it being a holiday here, and were thinking of stopping boxing day.
So happy to be coming home to NZ.

[Trudes]

Most beautiful dawn here in Wellington. I decided not to go down and fight the crowds this morning, instead stood outside and watched the amazing colours coming up over the hills in the still still morning and had a quiet 5 minutes of reflection in solitude. Lest we forget.

[nudemetalz]

I went to the dawn parade. A moving experience as usual.

What was amazing was the Iroquois flying over low at 5.30am with no lights on. It was a real spectacle as people were looking all over the place to see where it was coming from. Reminded me of the Vietnam war books I've read where the VC could hear the Hueys coming but didn't know where from as they were that low and the huge noise was echoing everywhere.

We will never forget....

[Trumpess]

Least we forget alright!

I'm the custodian of my family medals, having them put into a proper cabinet as we speak

Make sure you keep those medals safe Boob!
I have a "Mother's Medal" and am always paranoid about losing it.

Tis a very special day!

[Indiana_Jones]

Lest we forget.

-Indy

[Genestho]

John.
Respect to the brave soldiers who have fought for democracy - as we know it.

I sat down with my oldest this morning and explained why we wear our poppies.
Explained and showed the old photos of his Great GrandDad serving out of Italy - who made it back, never to speak of it again... to be proud of our NZ History...be proud of who we are, because we are, who we are partly because of these selfless people, and the horror's they endured.

As we know, there's not alot of these orginal war veterans around, and in a short time, they will dissapear completely.

My way to ensure "we" never forget, and to respect our past, is to pass the stories onto my sons.
Respect also to our current service people...