Gallipoli day

[Recursion]

"And the young people ask, what are they marching for?
And I ask myself the same question."

They are all gone, the veterans of that campaign. They were lions led by donkeys. But I remember them.

[Capt. Obvious]

1. And the band played Waltizing Matilda

[dipsydoodle]

2. My nephew wrote this when he was 11 years old - 2003.

On April 25th 1915, the Australian New Zealand Army Corps (or Anzacs as we know them
today) landed on the shores of Gallipoli and precipitated a horrific scene. Many men never
made it off the boat or were killed in the waters. Miraculously most soldiers made it onto the
rough pebble beach and stared up at the Turks positioned on a small hill, and there they saw
many things. Courage, Determination, Honour and Death. Yet they knew what they were
fighting for. For Faith, Peace and their country – Australia.
Anzac Day is not a celebration,nor a festival. It is a memorial, where we remember those
who died fighting for what they believed was right. That is the spirit of ANZAC – to stand tall
and proud knowing what you were doing was protecting your heritage and your country. It
symbolizes: Comradeship, helping out your mates or friends when they are in need; Courage
- to run blindly with your only defence being a gun and seeing bodies drop dead beside you,
not knowing who they were or asking the question of why they were shot and not you; Fear -
to move into the front line knowing that you have little but two minutes to live; Determination -
to will yourself to get through one dreaded and deadly day after another; and Pride - fighting
for peace and being honoured to serve your country. And THAT is the true meaning of
ANZAC.
I have never experienced war and nor
do I ever want to. It is a terrible thing. Many lives are
lost but for what cause! Why should so m
any suffer when conflict could be resolved by
negotiations and peace-making conferences rather
than war and horrific battles? In the end I
think it all comes down to power. Which country
has it and which country wants it. Australia
was neither of those countries. Yet they ought beside those who
they thought were on the
right side. They had to go to Gallipoli because
no other allied force could enter it from the
North. So the Australian’s did their bit and they
did it proudly. The Anzacs have a special
meaning to me somehow. It’s as though I feel their pain and honour clashing in a tremendous
way. Though gone they live in me and they shall always be a part of my being. Even though
I wasn’t born in their time, it’s like they were
fighting for me, in a way I cannot express. Words
have no meaning to the feelings I possess for the Anzacs. All I can say is that the ANZAC
spirit lives within me and with these three words I shall always remember I honour them now
with all their courage and faith. Lest we forget.

[duhneece]

3. So many young men sacrificed for the 'honor' of some old fools

"...when will it ever end? When will it ever end?" I don't know the answer, but I know I will stay active in fighting that history as I can.

[Demonaut]

4. interesting bit of background...Rupert Murdoch's father wrote a scathing report about the retreat

and lack of co-ordination within the British Navy and the Army

look at how far the fruit has fallen from the tree