ANZAC Day 2020

[Gav 110]

Usually we go to the local ANZAC Day service, have done since I was a boy
No service this year, best we can come up with is tune into 96fm and join in their “driveway service”
I’ll catch up with the neighbours and see what they are planning, about 6 of us have been having a driveway BBQ every Sunday afternoon thanks to CV
I missed it last week due to long weekend, took the boys up to the farm to give the wife a break[emoji12]

What’s everyone else doing?

No public holiday on Monday in tother side unless your a roundabouter

[windsock]

We'll still be in Level 4 lock down here in NZ on Saturday. Been looking and wondering how to observe here...

This link "stand at Dawn" (https://www.standatdawn.com/home) looks to have something organised.

[Tins]

I'd had some thoughts of going to the Dawn Service at Hellfire Pass in Thailand if I could get away from commitments, but that's obviously out. There is a small memorial about 1K away from me, where small services have been held for the past few years. I think I'll walk down there. I imagine some others will also, but with care no laws would be broken. It's exercise after all.

Weird, isn't it? Never in my memory has Anzac Day not involved a service or Parade of some kind. At school, in the Army, even in my stupid bohemian hippy days, and more recently with my wife's ex POW father, and my son who served in East Timor and Iraq. To me it is the most significant day of the year, and I will mark it as best I can.

[ramblingboy42]

I'm going to have some big candles burning on my gate posts.

[bob10]

I'll make a rudimentary wreath out of rosemary in my garden, walk quietly to Sandgate early in the morning, and discretely place it on the cenotaph. A photograph of my late Father will be with it. I'm sure if I didn't attempt that, he would find a way to haunt me. Grumpy old so & so. [smilebigeye]

[Tins]

I'll make a rudimentary wreath out of rosemary in my garden, walk quietly to Sandgate early in the morning, and discretely place it on the cenotaph. A photograph of my late Father will be with it. I'm sure if I didn't attempt that, he would find a way to haunt me. Grumpy old so & so. [smilebigeye]

Lovely, Bob. Rosemary is the most appropriate if you have it handy. I have a decent crop. It will make a decent wreath, and I thank you sincerely for the idea.

[pop058]

Heading down to the local cemetery to spend dawn with Nan's father (WW2 digger).

[Tins]

I guess I'm preaching to the choir here, but this is possibly the most important time to be thoughtful of those who fought for us. There are very few WWII vets left. My father in law passed last year, and he was 96. But we have Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq ( twice ) Afghanistan and maybe some we don't know about or I forgot. Lots of those guys still here.

This will be the FIRST ANZAC Day in memory that we have not Paraded, gathered, honoured, in living memory. I don't trust politics ( small p ). Don't let this break fool you into " well they let it go last year" crap. Turn out in greater numbers next year to prove you were not fooled. Maybe at the end of this we may have a few more heroes to honour. Edward " Weary " Dunlop was a doctor.

[Gav 110]

Just spoke to the immediate neighbours
Sounds like the whole street will be out
If they are not out at 5:50 it won’t take em long as everyone is going to have there radio tuned in and blaring

As with you TIns, first time I can remember that we haven’t been to to local service

Look forward to next year, hopefully more people attend to make up for this year

I think there is going to be a lot more “look forward to next year” times over the next year
Birthdays, Easter, ANZAC day, hopefully we don’t miss out on Christmas [emoji481][emoji481][emoji481]

[V8Ian]

I guess I'm preaching to the choir here, but this is possibly the most important time to be thoughtful of those who fought for us. There are very few WWII vets left. My father in law passed last year, and he was 96. But we have Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq ( twice ) Afghanistan and maybe some we don't know about or I forgot. Lots of those guys still here.

This will be the FIRST ANZAC Day in memory that we have not Paraded, gathered, honoured, in living memory. I don't trust politics ( small p ). Don't let this break fool you into " well they let it go last year" crap. Turn out in greater numbers next year to prove you were not fooled. Maybe at the end of this we may have a few more heroes to honour. Edward " Weary " Dunlop was a doctor.
Also remember the blokes who were fortunate not to have served in a war zone. They signed a blank cheque to sacrifice, up to and including the ultimate immolate.

[Tins]

Also remember the blokes who were fortunate not to have served in a war zone. They signed a blank cheque to sacrifice, up to and including the ultimate immolate.

Nobody got to be everywhere. I remember my service, worthless as it was. But I meant it when I signed.

In 1972, War still extant... But it don't cut it.... I wasn't there, and I can't lie about it..

[NavyDiver]

Driveway dawn service. Marching and RSL - Maori Chief post march first and only RSL if I could escape the crew[thumbsupbig] is off for this year. Respect will be kids and I in the Driveway.

Last post and Reveille" being practiced by master 12 on Trombone. My Bosuns call will be shrill likely accompanied by our 4 Kookaburras


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[bob10]

I guess I'm preaching to the choir here, but this is possibly the most important time to be thoughtful of those who fought for us. There are very few WWII vets left. My father in law passed last year, and he was 96. But we have Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq ( twice ) Afghanistan and maybe some we don't know about or I forgot. Lots of those guys still here.

This will be the FIRST ANZAC Day in memory that we have not Paraded, gathered, honoured, in living memory. I don't trust politics ( small p ). Don't let this break fool you into " well they let it go last year" crap. Turn out in greater numbers next year to prove you were not fooled. Maybe at the end of this we may have a few more heroes to honour. Edward " Weary " Dunlop was a doctor.

Most of the veterans, if not all, march for their mates, or family. But really, it is only important to Remember . Remember the sacrifices made , and lives lost. Remember the horror of War, the utter futility of War. Any man or Woman who put a uniform on, War or Peace , was prepared to do their duty. In the World of total War, those who served at home also served. In uniform or out. My take on Anzac Day is , the old blokes we marched with back in the day, the Tobruk boys, Kokoda boys ,Korean boys [ too many conflicts to mention here] are all but gone. Old Teddy Smout, WW1 digger, gone. We relatively young blokes now must carry the banner for them. And the younger veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan, etc, many of whom carry heavy baggage from their service. We must remember their service. I've had a few ales with some of these young men, and what an impressive lot they are. Australia should be proud of them, these young men and women are among the finest to ever put on an Australian uniform. The only negative this year is we old farts can't welcome the younger ones into the fold, with a few fine ales afterwards. Anyway, that's enough. I must have kissed the Blarney stone.

[Saitch]

1) My Father: RAAF PNG WWII. He transferred from the army. 2) My Mum's Dad: Desert WWI. He was also at Gallipoli. 3) My uncle in Korea. He was also in Malaya. 4) B-I-L at Long Tan.

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My Dad's father was in the Middle East, WWI as well. Alas, no pics.

Except for BIL, all gone, but not forgotten.

[bob10]

Any one see the Spitfire and Mustang that flew around Brisbane this morning.? Not sure if they were replicas or the real deal, but looked and sounded great.

[Pickles2]

Karen & I were at the entrance to our driveway, with a candle, at 6.00AM, along with several other residents of our street. An added "bonus" was the sound of a bugle, coming from a fair way away, we have no idea where from, but, in the quiet of the morning, it certainly added "atmosphere".
There are no RSLs, Memorials etc, in the direction it was coming from,...could've been a lone person on the beach, but it was very very appropriate.
Pickles.

[p38arover]

When I left school, I tried to join the RAAF but my eyes weren't good enough and I was told they weren't even good enough for the Army (not that I ever wanted to join the Army - I had been in the RAAF Air Training Corps (air cadets) and aviation was my sole interest).

Then along came the mid-Sixties conscription lottery and my birthday won. Thankfully, I failed that medical, too.

I'm one of the lucky ones of my era that never suffered the horrors of war but I respect those who did and do serve.

[bob10]

Did you know the Great Ocean Road is the World's longest War Memorial? I didn't.



Surprising Australian sites that honour the sacrifice of our fallen war heroes (https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/04/24/anzac-day-surprising-memorial/)

[p38arover]

Yes.

[Bigbjorn]

My Bosuns call will be shrill

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Try not to pipe "Hands muster aft to witness punishment."

[bob10]

How Australia commemorated Anzac Day in 1919, during the flu pandemic.


In 1919, Anzac Day was commemorated despite the Spanish flu pandemic. In 2020, we will remember them again (https://theconversation.com/in-1919-anzac-day-was-commemorated-despite-the-spanish-flu-pandemic-in-2020-we-will-remember-them-again-136413?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%201603015359&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%201603015359+CID_3e6e843b8641e2fb177160c66c190a20&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=In%201919%20Anzac%20Day%20was%20commemora ted%20despite%20the%20Spanish%20flu%20pandemic%20I n%202020%20we%20will%20remember%20them%20again)

[bob10]

[QUOTE=NavyDiver;2992460]Driveway dawn service. Marching and RSL - Maori Chief post march first and only RSL if I could escape the crew[thumbsupbig] is off for this year. Respect will be kids and I in the Driveway.

Last post and Reveille" being practiced by master 12 on Trombone. My Bosuns call will be shrill likely accompanied by our 4 Kookaburras

I hope you got it right, sailor.[smilebigeye]

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[Tins]

Solitary Gunfire Breakfast after a salute. A bunch of rosemary ( wreaths are a function of my late wife, I just organised a bunch ). Some spectral figures at the memorial, keeping distance. Seemed fitting in a way. The Diggers wouldn't have minded.