Lest we forget

[OZCUBAN]

To all the ANZACS and all that have served we appreciate your galant sacrifice...Thankyou 

 

[Ken Gargett]

echo this most strongly. truly humbling.

my grandfather (on mum's side) spent nearly 4 years in trenches in france in WWI - injured and gassed (he earned the Military Cross and Bar and either the Military Medal or DCM - embarrassingly, i forget which), his brother landed at Gallipoli day 2 but went unscathed, another brother was killed over there and a fourth brother was injured over there as well.

on dad's side, my grandfather was on mcarthur's staff here in brizzy apparently (as the "US architect" - i was once told he was in a car accident with mcarthur but i can find no evidence of that) while two of dad's uncles (his mother's brothers) were killed - one was a rear gunner in a lancaster, which was one of the few recovered after one of the battles and he is buried in copenhagen (we visited the grave many years ago) and the other, whom i was named after, was killed on the kokoda track. the family always believed he'd just been buried in the jungle off the track but by pure chance, when i visited port moresby many years ago, i went out to pay respects at the famous australian cemetery on the edge of moresby and the start of the track - and i found his grave there. that was one of the most emotional things imaginable.

we are a fortunate generation.

[LordAnubis]

May we never forget their sacrifice and learn from their experiences.

[AndrewNR]

Today I heard on the news.. To which I hold no faith in.. Yet still.. In world war 1 Australia was a Country of a mere 5,000,000 of whom 400,000 Served.

[Smokin Joe]

Thank you to all the men and women who have served. We're lucky to have you.

[Ken Gargett]

21 minutes ago, AndrewNR said:

Today I heard on the news.. To which I hold no faith in.. Yet still.. In world war 1 Australia was a Country of a mere 5,000,000 of whom 400,000 Served.

my understanding was that it was 5 mill and 750,000 served but this could include nurses etc as well.

but it was a war which divided the country - conscription or not; mothers v soldiers and especially (and for many years after) catholic v protestant.

[MIKA27]

We couldn't be the Nation we are now without their sacrifice and I am truly grateful and won't forget.

[jwr0201]

I salute and respect all the Aussie service personnel who answered the call.  Many thanks.

[gweilgi]

Normandy and the European theatre of war is so close that sometimes the bravery and sacrifices of the Diggers may appear under appreciated in Britain ... but we do remember, we do pay our respects, and we do honour the ANZACs.  It wasn't your bloody mess, but you did answer the call in our hour of need, and this will never be forgotten.  

Just outside Munich, Germany, there is a little war cemetery I make a point of visiting whenever I am in town .... those boys were too damn young to be fighting and dying.  

They deserve and need to be remembered...