ANZAC Day 2012
They shall not grow 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.
We will remember them.
RIP Dougie and Ngam's.
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
The photos of the anniversary from Canakkale-Turkey...
http://www.dha.com.tr/dhaalbumdetay.asp?kat=21045
Last edited by -DENO-; 04-24-2012 at 03:15 PM.
Rest in Peace to those who died...
probably off-topic, but does the French and British armed forces have a memorial day for their lost ones in Canakkale
EDIT: wanted to add this poem and picture.
Dur yolcu, bilmeden gelip bastığın,
Bu toprak, bir devrin battığı yerdir.
Eğil de kulak ver, bu sessiz yığın,
Bir vatan kalbinin attığı yerdir!.
Stop wayfarer! Unbeknownst to you this ground
You come and tread on, is where an epoch lies;
Bend down and lend your ear, for this silent mound
Is the place where the heart of a nation sighs.
NECMETTİN HALİL ONAN
Last edited by memoli; 04-24-2012 at 03:29 PM.
RIP my warrior brothers.
When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today
long may they be remembered. Wish I could attend a dawn service again.
On a lighter note, just been told by a kiwi mate that the lasting lesson his granddad came away with was never to trust a pom with a whistle.
Rip.........
LEST WE FORGET
18256 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Terrence (Terry) 'Snow' Hendle, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR). LCpl Hendle, of Brisbane, Qld, began his tour of duty on 31 May 1966. He died of wounds in South Vietnam, aged 20, on 30 November 1966
Lest We Forget.
We Will Remember Them.
This time last year I was sitting in ANZAC cove. It was the hardest night of my life.
The Flag atop Chunuk Bair
Last edited by Red Command NZ; 04-24-2012 at 06:53 PM. Reason: Added Photo.
LEST WE FORGET
QX20681 PREUSS, ALBERT 2/15 BN AIF
WIA Operation Bulimba On 1 September 1942 Received Shrapnel Wound to the forehead which penetrated to the brain left for dead he was collected later in the battle and treated for his wound, survived to Return to Australia and start a family only to eventually have the quality of life cut short by his wound later in life.
RIP DIG
For the boys and girls that served with me, and all the others out there who had the honour of wearing the uniforms of the ADF and NZDF, and any other for that matter, today I know if I see you in a pub in Melbourne, I'll gladly buy you a beer and swap some stories.
Lest we forget
Lest We Forget.
Lest we forget.
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