"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."
"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."
"Lest we forget".
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
"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."
"Lest we forget".
AMEN! May the souls of the brave always Rest In Honoured Peace.
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Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers
�If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.
Us Brits owe the Australians and New Zealanders a huge debt of gratitude for your support in two World Wars, but particularly WW2.
Two nations which are renowned for the quality of their soldiers and the sacrifices made by those soldiers when coming to the aid of the old Mother country...
Honors and a heartfelt salute from our family to all who served from Australia and New Zealand!!! To those who are no longer with us and to those who made the supreme sacrifice. Sleep in peace!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Both my grand fathers served in world war 2, one captured in Crete and escaped a POW camp in Bavaria to link up with the Seppos, the other served in Jerusalem and surrounds as a soldier and motorcycle Courier. Both were upstanding citizens that made meaningful contributions to society whilst serving and as veterans. They are both missed and ANZAC day is my favourite day of the year to remember and pay tribute to these extraordinary human beings. "lest we forget".
Also first post for a long time lurker, great forum and I look forward to contributing.
My grand father was a big Navy man his whole life and served in WW2 and Korea My father in law who just past away, was a veteran of the pacific islands mostly PNG in WW2,he died of cancer complications he received after being a test guinea pig for mustard gas.
RIP and least we forget
All Dogs Bite All Horses Kick All Boats Sink And All Guns Are Loaded
Here in NZ they are trying to get photos of every WWII vet wearing his medals today. Only about 3000 still alive. Dads 89 and was one of the younger ones.
obewan; Thanks for the post sir and although it appears I'm late, please add my respect to your vets.
When I was a kid in the '60's every second male adult was a veteran - actually quite a few of the females too.
Anyway some of course were veterans of the German army as well and it's a conversation between one of them, my late father and our late Ukrainian neighbor Jim who'd served in the Canadian Army that I'll share.
The German vet was relating to the other two men that as the war in Italy wore on the fighting became very intense. He claimed that his unit always tried their utmost to determine who they were going to be facing as there was a difference in how they'd approach the upcoming battle.
I recall him telling Jim and my father that the ANZAC and Canuck troops were the ones they had the most difficulty with.
When asked why that was, he shrugged and said "Well it was like they were just a bunch of farmers who really didn't want to be there. They wanted to get back home - we were in their way of doing that - so the faster they beat us, the faster they could go home."
Anyway, that's not meant to denigrate any other Allied veterans here or start anything of that sort, merely one Axis soldier's recollection of his experiences.
Again, my utmost respect is extended to your ANZAC veterans for their contributions.
Dwayne
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There is a town just south of where I live in Northern Alberta called Anzac. Although many think it is a Cree Indian name it is in fact named in honour of the ANZACS who were stationed there many years ago in WW!! when it was a railway siding name Willow Lake after the lake where it was built beside. Walter Hill, one of the earlier developers of Modern day Ft. McMurray was asked for names for the siding and he is the one that is credited with naming it. The siding grew to a town , and their you have it :>) Cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac,_Alberta
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