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I AM PROUD !!!!!!!! ANZAC Day is the 25th of April. It is a day that is set aside in both New Zealand and Australia to think about and honour those who have fought for our freedom. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ANZAC Day is a public holiday. ANZAC day is strongly linked to the landing of the ANZAC forces at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles in 1915. ANZAC Day was first celebrated in 1916 with memorial services, commemorating the lives lost in the 8 month period spent by ANZAC forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Pressure was brought to bear by returned soldiers and their organisations, and the day became a public holiday in the early 1920s. Although the term "ANZAC" only officially referred to those who fought in WWI it was later decided that the day should also officially remember those who served in WWII. These days it also incorporates the men and women who served in later wars such as Vietnam and Korea; and those who have served in actions such as "Desert Storm", and peace keeping operations such as those in Bosnia and Bougainville. Most communities in New Zealand have at their heart a memorial commemorating the war dead of the area, and around these wreath laying ceremonies are held each ANZAC Day. For a while it was feared that ANZAC Day would become less important as the remaining WWI veterans leave us one by one, but the crowds at the main ANZAC Day parades (where the veterans and other service organisations march) have been swelling again in the past few years to the point where some people have suggested that ANZAC Day should be made our National Day. It has been particularly good to note that many of those attending services are young people and families, which bodes well for the future. On ANZAC Day 1996 there were still three NZ Gallipoli veterans alive. Since then the last two still residing in NZ have died. The last, Alfred Douglas Dibley, (Doug), died Dec 18th 1997 and was posthumously awarded the QSO for public services in the 1998 New Years Honours list.  to think of life as a journey of your actions and a result of you reactions |
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4/25/2008 2:49 am |
No mate,english,but I did my bit,and I never forget.
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They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. 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. Some things,some people,some places we never forget mate. hope you enjoy reading my posts to think of life as a journey of your actions and a result of you reactions
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yes delboy lest we forget thank you for your visit and comment delboy to think of life as a journey of your actions and a result of you reactions
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4/25/2008 12:59 am |
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. 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. Some things,some people,some places we never forget mate.
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