For my Aussie friends, A.N.Z.A.C. day 25 April 2008

[G#Gill]

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[G#Gill]

fuzzy butt;846493 wrote: Ummm not quite sure about those ............what's with the red candles? was he about to begin a sayonce or something? Not quite sure where this guy gets his info from but all kids know it was a remarkable blood bath in defeat . That's exactly what it was and how it's remembered . Not sure where that bloke is coming from to be honest.

But not to forget it also includes all military campaigns of the second world war and Korea and Vietnam (actually vietnam only just made it in we hadn't actually declared war with Vietnam or Afghanistan nor the gulf or Iraq that should get interesting.)

Australia has always been everyone elses dogs body from Gallipoli to this day, and only had to defend herself once in all our history but even in that case it was more of a distraction rather than an actual attempt at invasion by the Japanese. they made a bloody good job of it in Darwin though.


Also in the UK on our Remembrance Sunday.



Sorry if I've done the wrong thing Fuzzy, it was meant sincerely mate. confused:

[kayleneaussie]

G#Gill;846485 wrote:










Thanks Gill:-4

[mrsK]

Thanks Gill:-4:-4



I have posted in the FOC thread about our grandson & his awards today:-4:-6

[Galbally]

I like the picture in the first post, a sad one though considering what happened to the men on that campaign.

From my own country what I always find sad is that over 250,000 Irish men fought in WWI on the western front, and over 50,000 died, but because of the 1916 rising, when the men who survived returned home they were treated with distrust and disdain, because of the completely hostile attitude to Britain that erupted after 1916 and they never gained the recognition of the sacrafices they gave either by The Republic or Britain, until recent times, though this has changed over the last few years, of course this is far too late for the men themselves who mostly died decades ago. My own Great Grandfather was a machine gun sergeant on the Somme in 1916, while his brother got involved in the Republican side in the troubles at home, god only knows what they went through. Apparently from one small street in a small town in Tipperary 10 men went to war in 1914, only 2 came back, one of them being my grandfather.

[mrsK]

Galbally;846532 wrote: I like the picture in the first post, a sad one though considering what happened to the men on that campaign.

From my own country what I always find sad is that over 250,000 Irish men fought in WWI on the western front, and over 50,000 died, but because of the 1916 rising, when the men who survived returned home they were treated with distrust and disdain, because of the completely hostile attitude to Britain that erupted after 1916 and they never gained the recognition of the sacrafices they gave either by The Republic or Britain, until recent times, though this has changed over the last few years, of course this is far too late for the men themselves who mostly died decades ago. My own Great Grandfather was a machine gun sergeant on the Somme in 1916, while his brother got involved in the Republican side in the troubles at home, god only knows what they went through. Apparently from one small street in a small town in Tipperary 10 men went to war in 1914, only 2 came back, one of them being my grandfather.


Thanks for sharing Gal.

Your grandad was a lucky man.

It's hard to even try to imagine what they go through.

Sad story.