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Hi Everyone,
It is Anzac Day in Australia, today we commemorate all our brave soldiers who died at Gallipoli during WW1 ...may they live forever in our hearts...Lest We Forget.
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
May they rest in peace.
Patsy Lake BearsI agree Denise Lest We Forget. Every year I shed tears for the soldiers that fought to keep this country free. When you read that some were only 14 and 15yrs of age how brave were they.I have grandchildren older than that how those poor mothers must have ached for thier boys.
Patsy, it is always a sad day for me, my husband was a Vietnam vet and is now passed on. My dad served in the second world war in New Guinea, as a forward scout, he was only 19 years old, it's so hard to imagine isn't it...and as you said some of the soldiers at Gallipoli were mere children, it's just gut wrenching to think about.....I have so much respect for all these brave men and on this very special day I hope all Australians will take time out to remember them....
Newcastle, OntarioI was wondering what Anzac day was all about. It's like our Remembrance Day on November 11th. I can't imagine what was going through the minds of these boys, and their families as they went to war. It's heart-wrenching, but what a service they did for all of us. I wish there was some way to put it into perspective for all the teenagers and kids today. Their memory must be kept alive, somehow.
hugs,
Brenda
DoodlebearsGod bless them all! What strong brave men they all were. My father was a prisoner of war for over three years, so he saw very, very hard times, but at least he came through it unlike many others.
Lest we Forget!
Hugs Jane.
Posts: 3,540I"m another who had no idea what Anzac Day is, but its very much like our Memorial and Veteran's Day here. Indeed, as the past slips away, its harder and harder to find ways to make that connection for the children.....to help them truly understand what happened.
Anzac stands for Australian & New Zealand Army Corp......
Debbie, fortunately now in Australia, the young people are becoming more aware of the history of ANZAC and the crowds attending the march each year are increasing, so it seems many of the children are at last realising what all these young men suffered and for which many laid down their lives...for freedom & the great land in which we now live..
Brenda, we also commemorate Remembrance Day, the end of WW2..everyone stops for a minutes silence at the 11min 11hour of the 11th day, again so many young lives lost, such a tragedy.
Jane, thank God that your dear dad made it back, so many didn't...but he must have suffered terribly as a POW..you often wonder how they survived both mentally & emotionally..
Thinking of you at this time Denise and yes, we do have to remember and keep the memory alive of these brave people.
It has been like that in NZ, with the numbers of people attending Anzac ceremonies especially the younger ones.
My son Marcel had to attend a school Anzac ceremony.
Warmest hugs
Carolyn
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