Lest We Forget

[soulweaver]

To all those who have fallen, to all those who have served.

Lest We Forget.


Yes anzac is not until tuesday, but our service men and women should be remembered all year round, not just focused upon for one day a year.

 

[krusty]

that is so true souly .....good stuff

 

[mickousley]

well said i will be at dawn service in wollongong
how many other members go to dawn service
Mick

 

[FAY]

I have so much respect for our service men and women.
I don't have any relatives or personally know anyone who has been in any war. Obviously know of friends of friends or rels of friends.
Am I alone?

 

[inthegrass]

i go to the dawn service every year in penrith. have only missed one in twenty years.
cheers.

 

[AntaresiaLady]

I haven't been to a dawn service since my dad stopped doing them (He was in the reserves, and they always get called to do the dawn service standing in the freezing cold for hours on end)

Every time I hear 'The Last Post' I get teary eyed. Does it every time.

One of these years I'll take my daughter to one, to teach her about the sacrifice those who went to war made for us and our freedoms.
She's seen all the memorials here in 'Kings Park', but I'd like to take her to a dawn service.

My grandfathers all fought in various wars, and my uncle went to Vietnam, so we have family history within the armed services. Its always a special time in our family.

 

[soulweaver]

I was watching the footy last night, and the A.F.L always pays respect to the ANZACS during this round of football but playing the last post at every game before the game. What really Pi$$es me off though it when the last post is played and some tool yells out when you should be oberving a minute silence............if it was up to me, that means dis-respect and that person should be deported!!

 

[yommy]

sacrifice is what moulded this country.
War isn't a nice thing but some of us have to put our hands up and follow in the foot steps of our fathers.
That's what makes Australia such a great place.
And it's great to see all the grand kids and families marching for our lost soldiers from all 3 services,
yes, 'Lest We Forget'

 

[pythonkisses]

kids and i go and march with my father on every anzac day and sit around and chat to all the anzacs and listen to all there storys we love it and the kids love seeing all the pics and medals
which is great seeing the kids get into it all.

 

[soulweaver]

But if all the anzacs were to get up and walk the roads of aus today, do you think they would be proud of where we are at, or do you think they would say "damn, what a waste".

Seriously, if they were to see what australia is today, i personally think they would all lay down there guns and all agree that their lives (that they lost so proudly) arent worth the country we live in today.

They would look around and say "screw this man, im not gonna put my life on the line so this place can end up like this, im outta here".

If you disagree, you are just asleep with your eyes open.

There is a little word you need to learn, and its called respect. If you want to make bold comments like that, at least have a clue and fact to back up what you are saying.

Yes a lot of ANZAC day is based around the country we live in today, but its more then that, ANZAC day is reflection, reflection of all who have served, from the boar war right through to conflicts today, like IRAQ.

If you want to discuss distaste for our country today then you should actually go and talk to some R.S.L members who say we live in a great place, and are glad they served under the Australian flag. You should talk to them and realise we could easily be a Communist country, we could be part of the Japanese empire.

If you really are of that opinion, then the best thing for you and the country in which WE live is for you to go somewhere where you are happy. Thats why man invented planes.

 

[FAY]

I have only been overseas a couple of times and a long time ago. One of my ex bosses had (before he came to Australia) worked and lived in a lot of different countries around the world and told us that Australia was the best country to live and work in the whole world and if we had experienced what he did then we would realise this too..
The ANZACS fought for freedom and peace for Australia and this is why we don't appreciate those radical muslims dictating to us how we should live OUR lives!!

 

[yommy]

Bucket your comments aren't even worthy of a response.
Good on ya soulweaver.

 

[Spike14]

good on ya souly, and bucket what u think they would prefer the way it is now or us bieng over ruled by japan?

 

[Vat69]

Um, Spike14 how much war history have you done? There were no plans to invade Australia.
*Sorry to be a little off-topic but I thought that needed to be said.

 

[Moreliaman]

Im sure bucket is right, i bet there are ex-service men & women out there who have that exact opinion.

 

[soulweaver]

yes, but compared to some alternatives, do you think it is that bad?

 

[NinaPeas]

My dad fought in the Vietnam war when he was 19, and he proudly marches every year.

Thankfully, it didn't mess him up as much as some other men and women, but when you hear all the stories first hand, it makes you very appreciative of what they all went through so we can live the comfy lives we do now!

 

[Nome]

Im sure bucket is right, i bet there are ex-service men & women out there who have that exact opinion.

You mean where you live or in Australia?

 

[Retic]

I agree, you will find in every Western nation that there will be plenty of ex service people who despair at what they see now and wonder why they 'bothered'. I have heard all the talk of how the Allies fought the Japanese and how they committed such atrocities on Allied soldiers but how we happily fill out houses full of Japanese appliances, drive Japanese cars and some (not me) worship Japanese motorcycles.
I am a firm believer in moving on but I can certainly understand how those old soldiers would feel.

Im sure bucket is right, i bet there are ex-service men & women out there who have that exact opinion.

 

[Spike14]

Um, Spike14 how much war history have you done? There were no plans to invade Australia.
*Sorry to be a little off-topic but I thought that needed to be said.

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