Lest we forget

[Mom]

Listened to the last post today, and even though I'm not a Kiwi by birth, it still brought a tear to my eye.-Indy

The words:

Come home
Come home
The last post is sounding for you to hear
All good soldiers know very well there is nothing to fear
While what they do is right, and forget, all the worries they have met, in their duties through the year
A soldier can not always be great
But he can be a gentle man and he can be a right good pal
To his comrades in his squad
So all you soldiers listen to this
Deal fair by all and you'll never be amiss
Be brave
Be brave
Be honest and true men.

The Last Post was played at the end of the day to call soldiers to rest.

[portokiwi]

Went to the Dawn parade yesterday, It felt good to be where I first joined the service. Brought back many thoughts from working overseas.

[FJRider]

Last Post was played at the end of the day to call soldiers to rest.

And still is in most Army camps...

[Fatt Max]

Myself, Mrs Max & Mini Max did the dawn service yesterday, very humbling and emotional experience. It always impresses me as an ex pat pommie in NZ as to how the NZ'rs support and honour the fallen, from the very old to the very young. Another reason as to why I feel both proud and PRIVILEDGED to be living here.

On a side issue, I had a very heated conversation with some idiot on Friday who proceeded to tell me how innappropriate the ANZAC celebrations are, beacuse they 'promote killing, celebrate death and are nothing more than a gathering of war mongers intent on telling the world how proud they feel to have taken a life' (I memorised the words that came out of this idiots mouth and I still feel sick typing them now).

I reminded him that these guys gave him the freedom he has now to speak his mind without fear of persecution etc etc, but this tosser just continued to spout off about how bad the ANZAC celebrations are.

He also went on to say how he is in a movment that intend to disrupt the dawn parades in future and hold demonstrations outside RSA's to protest against the pro war 'philosphy' that RSA's promote......

It was at that point that I smaked this bastard square in the jaw and told him to fuck off back to whatever hole he had crawled out of. I'm not proud of that action and I suppose I played squarley into his grubby hands, but I could not let that go.

People like him personify the PC and extremeist society we are living in. I hope and pray that they never get to carry out these protests as I am sure it would mean an increase in hospital numbers as good honest NZ'ers deal to these arseholes.

Enough about this bastard, yesterday is about thouse who made the ultimate sacrifice that allowed me as one to live in this gods own country of which I am immensley proud and humbled.

God bless them, lest we forget

[Mom]

It always impresses me as an ex pat pommie in NZ as to how the NZ'rs support and honour the fallen, from the very old to the very young.

Nice!

ANZAC Day has always been a big day for me, when I was a Brownie I went and marched in my home town parade. As a teen I played in a band that marched and provided music for the ANZAC services. I think I was 14 when I first played the Last Post (very nerve wracking). I dont think I have missed too many services in the past 40 years. Now I play every year at a small community service in a town close by. I also get asked to play at RSA members funerals from time to time. It is my privelege and honour to do it.

My kids have been taken to services since they were little too. This year was extra special. My son rode up from Auckland, arrived here just before midnight Friday. He got up and went to the dawn service here in town, came back home and went back to bed. Got up at nine and came with me to my service at Leigh. He is 22 and needs no encouragement to do that.

At Leigh, every year I get tears in my eyes as the young kids take part, by laying flowers at the memorial an by singing at the lunch afterwards.

[pete376403]

It was at that point that I smaked this bastard square in the jaw and told him to fuck off back to whatever hole he had crawled out of. I'm not proud of that action and I suppose I played squarley into his grubby hands, but I could not let that go.

Thanks for taking that unfortunately necessary action.

[98tls]

Heard on the news today some scumbuckets ripped off some poppy money,incredible eh,no respect at all.Nothing but filth.

[Fatt Max]

Heard on the news today some scumbuckets ripped off some poppy money,incredible eh,no respect at all.Nothing but filth.

Yeah thats right. That was the RSA in the Waitakere's somewhere. The bastards robbed the safe while the members were at the service. Heard that a load of other RSA's are clubbing in to make up the stolen funds, good on em for that.

[98tls]

Yeah thats right. That was the RSA in the Waitakere's somewhere. The bastards robbed the safe while the members were at the service. Heard that a load of other RSA's are clubbing in to make up the stolen funds, good on em for that.

Disgusting eh,a sign of the times methinks.If the old soldiers could see this country now.

[Mom]

Heard on the news today some scumbuckets ripped off some poppy money,incredible eh,no respect at all.Nothing but filth.

No respect! Disgraceful and low behaviour. No honour either, very sad to hear about.

[Lissa]

I didnt do the dawn parade this year, as I was away. I usually go with my dad but this year he wasnt too well so he couldnt go either. I did however spend the day thinking about the scracifices these brave people induled.

I have a copy of my Grandads "Great War" certificate of services on my wall at home to remind me everyday just not on Anzac day. He spent one year and 57 days overseas during the war, and its really not that much to ask to get up early one day a year to remember them, and if he hadnt of survived the war I wouldnt be here today.

[Swoop]

Respect for all those who fell, in all of the wars.

It was at that point that I smaked this bastard square in the jaw and told him to fuck off back to whatever hole he had crawled out of.

Thank you Max.
Exactly what that "person" needed.

[Pussy]

Jaxi sent me this photo from Gallipoli that her and her hubby took.
Very poignant

[kevfromcoro]

Went to Kanchaburi in thailand

bridge over the river kwai......
the whole place is just filled with grave sites.....
so sad...
all those people died for no reason................