ANZAC Day.

[James Deuce]

Agreed

But we will remember them.

As a young'in, I don't know much of the pain or suffering that happened, but I am thankful that the young (-ish) people of those days stood up for our country

Find out, or it wasn't worth it.

[dogsnbikes]

Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.

We celebrate a 'day off', a holiday. How many of us remember those men and women who fought and gave their lives to protect our future. Regardless of whether they were right or wrong to fight, regardless of whether war is right or wrong, they willingly fought to protect a future they would never see. They fought to protect their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Too often we take for granted the freedom we enjoy in this country. We moan about the injustice of the law, we complain about how hard our lives are, and we complain about the ineptitude of the government. There are places that are worse, that are still wracked by violence and war.

Be thankful and remember those that have gone before. Lest we forget.

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.

Tomorrow we ride our iron horses in memory of our forfathers who gave up their freedom to ensure our freedom today as our brothers and sisters are doing today throughout the world May they all come home

[Mom]

Agreed

But we will remember them.

As a young'in, I don't know much of the pain or suffering that happened, but I am thankful that the young (-ish) people of those days stood up for our country

There were boys of 15 and 16 out there fighting, take the time to visit a war memorial sometime and look at the names.......Learn what happened

Find out, or it wasn't worth it.

Jim2, I disagree with you, or maybe I agree?????

It was a terrible time in the development of the world as we know it, it WAS worth it! But what a shocking way to get where we are now. I just hope that as a people we all acknowledge the sacrifices that were made for us, honour the fallen, and their families.

[Curious_AJ]

lest we forget....

but I must admit, i practically know nothing about why there is an ANZAC day...
I don't come from NZ, and no one has ever bothered to explain it to me really, however, I know it means a lot to a lot of people... so I bow my head in reverance...

[Whynot]

lest we forget....

but I must admit, i practically know nothing about why there is an ANZAC day...
I don't come from NZ, and no one has ever bothered to explain it to me really, however, I know it means a lot to a lot of people... so I bow my head in reverance...

all you need to know right here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_day

[Pumba]

At the going down of the sun

We will remember them

[Colapop]

We do not remember their deaths. We remember the freedom they strove to protect. We do not glorify their deaths. We respect the sacrifice they made for people they would never know.

[Curious_AJ]

I would preferr it to be explained to me personally... thanks for the link, but it still doesnt convey the feeling to me...

[peasea]

I hope we dont get any hijacking on this thread, your words need only support colapop, nicely said. After only a little thought and rememberance the daily "worries" I have pale in comparison to what my relatives went through to make sure I could "worry" about them. Lest we forget.

Too right, we have it easy in this life.

My grandfather was gassed in the trenches in WWI and survived to 92. He hardly spoke of that war and got TB etc, he coughed to his dying day but he never joined the RSA or went to any parades.

My father was at Normandy, in the Pacific Fleet and on Russian convoys, did some minesweeping and made 88. He never claimed his medals and spoke of the war only in his last years. His thinking was this; "it's over, forget it". They aren't my words, they are quoted directly from a veteran.

While I'd never, ever, deny anyone the right to go to dawn parades for rememberance of the real heroes who fought for what we have, I remember my forefathers in the way that I think they'd like to be remembered; on a daily basis. I do this by working hard to preserve what they fought for, feeding my offspring, housing them and respecting my missus and loving my children in a truly great country. We have it all here and I value it. Pull the piss out of the cops, the politicians or whoever; this is still a great country, loaded with good food, wine, beer and some of the greatest scenery on the planet, so I'm going to be forever disobedient toward my father and never, ever "forget it".

Sorry dad, but I remember it every day. What you did, what you suffered, what my mother suffered, waiting in line in London with food stamps, windows blown out, building on fire and V1 buzz bombs overhead. My eldest sister recalls those things. "If they're engines are going you were ok, if they stopped, you just ran inside and hid".

What a thing for a toddler to grow up with. (She's still around too...)

Don't just remember this stuff on April 25th people, remember it daily.

....and give thanks.

[Delerium]

Will be at the swanson rsa on parade tomorrow. no doubt a few of the other boys will be there.

[98tls]

Today i spent a few minutes out of a great ride in a little place called Naseby........across from the pub a monument to the local boys who went and died in the great war.......i stood and looked around......listened to the silence.....the peacefullness........in some way for a moment i realised just how great there sacrifice was........almost........

[Big Dave]

Designed this book a while ago.
Restored the images digitally from scans.
The Archie Story.
The high res are amazing. Hard yards.

http://homepage.mac.com/david_cohen_..._web/index.htm

[Biff]

Thanks.....

[paturoa]

O. E. Olsen 1898 - 1987, enlisted Christmas 1917, Rifleman NZEF 78184 went straight to the western front. 19 August 1918 had a significant part of his leg "removed" in the recapture of Paschendale. He spent the next 18 months in hospital in England before returning to NZ.

The war was a closed subject for my Pop. Whenever the topic came up he would sit there quietly, and a tear would be shead.

...lest we forget

[Donor]

I would preferr it to be explained to me personally... thanks for the link, but it still doesnt convey the feeling to me...

Go to the civic parade tomorrow at the local cenotaph.

The spirit you will feel there will tell you everything.

Then head down to the nearest RSA, buy the oldest face you can see a drink, and have a hanky handy.

Tomorrow is the first year in many I will not be able to make it to the RSA for a rum and coffee before dawn service... I am gutted...