ANZAC Day - Lest We Forget

[mightytiges]

I hope all the diggers have an enjoyable day  .

My Uncle Stan who is in his late 80s now is going to be in the march today  .

[dwaino]

 

I have no surviving relatives anymore unfortunately. My mum's granddad was in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and my nan's uncle served with the 9th Division in Tobruk (he was one of the rats). 

[WilliamPowell]

Just got home

Dawn Service, Gun Fire Breakfast

And then I marched for the first time today in the WW1 group to represent my Grandfather and family under the his battalion's banner/flag

Humbling experience

truly honoured

[Smokey]

Dawn service and then mid morning march/service at Tin Can Bay.  It was exactly the thing that this day espouses - low on polish but high on country, remembrance and gratitude.  My father carries my grandfathers medals from WWI and WWII.  When he passes I will carry his medals and my father's from Vietnam.  When I pass I hope that one of my sons will carry my medals plus his forebears.  Yes WP, it is humbling and it is an honour and we should never ever forget the sacrifice of all those involved - those that never came home, those that came home scarred, those that never went but were just as vital to the overall effort.

And then to balance out the wonderful thing called freedom and security that we fought for and cherish in this country, we should also never forget the lowlifes that spat on our soldiers when they returned from Vietnam or the union scum who refused to load stores and mail for the serving soldiers.  The character of those outstanding Australians is not fit to wipe the floor of a public toilet.

Lest We Forget

[Penelope]

interesting topic to raise smokey.

I was listening to a bloke on the radio today talk about the aussies who served with the RAF flying lancasters. They were all told that they were expendable and 1/3 never came home yet many that did were labeled Jap dodgers and ostracised as people just had no idea what they were doing.

The way the RSL treated Vietnam Vets originally was pretty poor too. not a real war or some crap was what some of them espoused.

I think the way they were treated by the country in general had a lot to do with the mental health problems so many had when they returned