ANZAC Post - Early
Please excuse me for getting in early, I may not have the opportunity to get in before our great day - ANZAC day. Members of my family no longer with us, have defended this great country in times gone by and I want to acknowledge them and all the other diggers past and those still with us. I am fiercely patriotic and cant help but think, when we are down and out at times and sometimes forget how lucky we are in this great country, one only needs to remember these people to get a true perspective of life as it is now.
Some of my earliest fondest memories involves ANZAC days being spent at parades and mixing it with the old boys. To my way of thinking they are the true national treasures and our day of rememberence is most definently one of the best, my most favourite days of the year.
Oh and if you are a returned serviceman / woman reading this, then I say a big thank you.... 
barneyboy
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Date Joined: 08/01/09
I feel lucky to be here and very much appreciate the men and
women who fought for our country. We really owe them alot and should feel privelidged to be here. I would like to thank them as well!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Totally agree Paully, my old
Totally agree Paully, my old man and my grandfather both gone now, served in
WW11 . Grandfather DDay +3 had some amazing stories.The old man in the home guard in England. I doubt there's many families who don't have a story to tell. I remind my young fellas time to time about all the young blokes that died and missed out on a life.
Love the West!
carnarvonite
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Service
Will be heading down to the service to give thanks.
Uncle,served in the middle east then got shot and killed on the Kokoda track. Father was serving in Port Moresby on artillery then on to Borneo till end of war.
Grand father and one of his brothers did Gallipoli then France when a third brother joined them. At one stage all three were wounded and shipped of to Scotland for R+R ,then back in to it again.Luckily all three survived.
Me,missed out by one number in the lottery ,National service. Because so many of my mates got drafted I went to sign up for the regulars but got knocked back on the medical, was pissed off because I hadn't told them of any past illness and they produced a whole file going back to childhood.I bet if my number had come up I wouldn't have been knocked back but oh well, thats life.
PJAY
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Date Joined: 12/05/09
here here Paully.....we are
here here Paully.....we are a very lucky lot thats for sure and we need to celebrate ANZAC day to remember those who fought and died for us to have the life we have today and a future for our kids.
My father fought in WW2 and a brother in Vietnam. I visited among other areas, the Long Tan battlefield and cross a few weeks ago and paid my respects. To those in the services....thank you...
The Kimberley....perfect one day and more perfect the next!!!
Cammos
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Date Joined: 30/06/09
Indeed. It is a wonderful
Indeed. It is a wonderful day to pay respects to those who fell for us. I always try to do 2 things on ANZAC Day. 1. Thank a digger or a diggers family 2. Explain to a teenager what was sacrificed by the fighting ANZAC. If we do not explain the importance to our children, the ANZAC legend could be lost.
Lest We Forget................
bod
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Date Joined: 03/05/06
Anzac Day
Just come home from a service at the grandson's primary school. They had two guys march in dressed in original 1915 uniforms with original rifles and flags plus a nurse in WW1 uniform (they call it Living History-the kids get to ask questions afterwards) and the kids laying wreaths. It was a great service and good to see the school making sure the Anzac tradition lives on.
iana
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Date Joined: 21/09/09
ANZAC's
ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and no Australia did not do it all on its own, contary to what you may believe.
Paully
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Iana - Mate I'm sorry if you have been offended
to which post, Im not sure. I do know what ANZAC stands for as most do, I assume. For the record, Iv'e always considered us to be one and there is no doubt what so ever that the NZ troops should be acknowledged as much as the Australian troops. Certainly no offence was intended mate.
dazza336
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Date Joined: 19/02/10
I dont believe anyone on
I dont believe anyone on here would believe Australia did it all by them self i am thankful to the New Zealand servicemen and women as much as i am to the Australian servicemen and women
Lest We Forget