Lest we forget

[Cougar2007]

They shall grow not 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.


Lest we forget

 

[pseudechis4740]

Lest we forget

 

[Ambush]

Lest we forget

 

[Trev.2530]

lest we forget.

 

[christopherR]

We Will Remember Them.

 

[longqi]

[FONT=&quot]Lest We Forget

Dawn lies silent
Waiting
Cooler Autumn
with its haunting air
Gloats; Waits
Watching til the crowds appear

Grandfather’s arthritis
Painful in the early morn
Wrinkles seem much deeper
He goes to face the Dawn
Medals
Clinking
Purpose in the hobbling gait
Alone
Not lonely
Dead the friends that wait

Memories; blinding
Tears perhaps for some
Crippled back
Straightened
Time has nearly come

Fewer now
Companions
Buddies in the war
Old grey men
Memories
Remember what they saw

Regiment; 5,000 men
when they went away
seven old survivors
all that now remains

Bugle
Bittersweet
Fracturing the night
Ghostly companions
Hover out of sight

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[rockethead]

it would be great to get the time off work to go to turkey for anzac day.

 

[Bluetongue1]

I think of my dad...
I think of the Vietnam conflict...
I was due to go into the ballot when Labor came into power and abolished conscription.
I doubt I have ever been more thankful of any event. Whilst I don't think I am a coward, the prospect of going to war frightened me to the core. Even if I were fortunate enough to survive, the living hell it put my dad through and the life long agony he suffered, are something I am eternally grateful I did not have to endure.
A fractured, broken life. So many shortcomings as a result. Screaming nightmares and drunkeness and unexplained violent eruptions. A legacy for the freedom I now enjoy.
I did not understand as a little kid. I missed having a 'real dad'. Now I am old enough to understand, I just miss the dad I had.
On this day of remembrance I can sincerely say, I am proud of you dad. I miss you. I forgive you. I love you!
Lest we forget.

Your son.

 

[benjamind2010]

It is the reason why I walked all the way from my house to the Gosford Cenotaph for the dawn service to honor those who served this country, then humbly walked back home. I attend dawn services every year out of simple respect.