Thread: ANZAC Day 2020

Driveway dawn service. Marching and RSL - Maori Chief post march first and only RSL if I could escape the crew 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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Originally Posted by 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Yes.