Shrine of Rememberance (vic)

[80s freak]

I went to the Shrine the other weekend to see one of my rellies Victoria cross and other medals he won/earnt during the 1st world war.
I hadn't been to the shrine since I was a kid in school. Everyone should make the effort to go to their states own Shrine or even a statue in the middle of the main st. If for no other reason than to say "thank you", not on any particular day. Say it because you mean it.
I know there is quite a few of you guys on here in the armed forces, you are the people that let me sleep soundly and possibly fart and snore to my hearts content.

So it is to you guys who are, those who have and those that will provide that security, I say from deep in my heart,

"Thank you, I will remember you."


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[RevHead]

i thank all anzac,s past n present for without there efforts ,we as australians,today wouldnt have the freedom and lifestyle we are used to
thank you

[Hagarr]

Nice effort mate, went there in '93 yeah everyone should go at least once in their lifetime.

[Shadowzone]

I went to the one in Greenmount just south of Toowoomba with my Mrs on our date the other week. we both spent half an hour reading the names of the fallen brothers, fathers, uncles and paying our respects to these men who we'll never get the chance to thank in person for their efforts.

[MONO]

Good find

[NoZ]

It's always good to know you have those genes. Nice write up and piccies. I visited Vimmy Ridge, Somme, Ypes and others during a history trip when I was 14. It certainly is humbling and I'm planning a trip over there again in the next year. I don't know if I lost any family in the wars. My mum's dad was a child when they fled Italy and walked across Europe to get to the UK. My dads's mum's cousin was Barnes Wallis. My auntie would know.. really should look into my ancestors and their (mis)deeds.

[KATO ZX7]

Thats a awsome bit of history freak. I liked it alot :)
I havent been there for a while, must get there one day for a history lesson...

[Redmohawk]

Good stuff mate and a nice post topic to, I go about every 3rd year mostly to remember a few friends .

[JackTar]

I just spent a week at the United States Naval Academy and I was absolutely gobsmacked by the support and respect that all serving members get from civilians over there, makes half the people in Aus look like ungrateful fucks.

[Large]

Americans show their patriotism a lot more than Australians...they also start more wars than us....and their win:loss ratio in tha past 50 odd years is pretty shithouse.

[rock hard]

Its a pity Blowie that is the case in australia our servicemen and women dont outwardly get the respect from the general public,But at the ANZAC Dawn services the crowds are getting bigger every year and our Aussie pride runs Deep,we just dont make a big song and dance about it.for me personaly as an ex-serviceman im VERY PROUD of the Fine job all our Military perform.in the worst conditions and i get
REALY BLOODY ANGRY when fuckin prats like the opposition leader didnt visit our lads cause he "didnt want to be jet lagged"WHAT AN INSULT..let me repeat VERY PROUD ..MATE..

[boris]

excellent bit of history freak and jacktar mate I am proud that my 13 year old girl and 14 year old boy want to drag me out of bed at sparrow fart on anzac day to go to the local march in coffs harbour, and to see all the other youngens there says to me that our boys and girls get a lot of respect (my brother in law is in Timor as we speak on peace keeping but will be in Iraq after xmas so I have the utmost respect for all our military whatever they do and wherever they are)
thank you all
lest we forget

[Zooks]

My Pop was a Gallipoli original. One of the few that made it there and back. He never spoke about the war except to say (about the Turks) "they were just scared young blokes like us, doing what their country told them was right - during times of cease-fire we used to go over to their trenches and swap cigarettes with them".
That statement has always made me think about how bloody stupid war is and how much we owe to the 'pawns' that are sent to fight them.

R.I.P Pop and here's cheers to no more bloody wars.

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[NoZ]

Near RAF Lyneham where they bring back our fallen heroes, the small town of Wooten Bassett all turn out, lining the streets to show respect to the deceased as they are driven through their town. http://www.woottonbassett.gov.uk/

And then you have fuckers like this lot who wanted to have a 'protest' during one of the repatriations http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6931015/Wootton-Bassett-march-Gordon-Brown-warns-it-would-be-completely-inappropriate.html do you have such groups out there who do this in OZ? I think the UK stands strongly behind our Armed Forces but most of don't agree that they should be out there dying without enough equipment and in the case of the Iraq war - a questionable reason to be there. We still support our troops even if we don't support the governments reason to have them out there.

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by Large

Americans show their patriotism a lot more than Australians...they also start more wars than us....and their win:loss ratio in tha past 50 odd years is pretty shithouse.


The wars aren't started by the military Rich that is the Government that start them then sends the military, they go whether they know they are going to lose or not as it's their duty.

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by NoZ

And then you have fuckers like this lot who wanted to have a 'protest' during one of the repatriations http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6931015/Wootton-Bassett-march-Gordon-Brown-warns-it-would-be-completely-inappropriate.html do you have such groups out there who do this in OZ? I think the UK stands strongly behind our Armed Forces but most of don't agree that they should be out there dying without enough equipment and in the case of the Iraq war - a questionable reason to be there. We still support our troops even if we don't support the governments reason to have them out there.


We have this champion

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/10/22/88857.html

http://www.news.com.au/national/muslim-cleric-sheik-haron-allegedly-sent-hate-mail-to-australian-war-widows/story-e6frfkvr-1225789720454

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/10/australia-muslim-sheik-arrested-over-letters-sent-to-widows-of-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-accusi.html

[NoZ]

I didn't realise you had so many of yours over there... that guy needs a kicking, throw him to the widows, they'll show him what it's about.

[RevHead]

shave his head n face n send the un-Aussie bastard back to the shit hole he came from,,thats just sssooo wrong.and un-Australian

[80s freak]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar

makes half the people in Aus look like ungrateful fucks.

Unfortunitly some of them are Blowie.

[Large]

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak


quote:Originally posted by JackTar

makes half the people in Aus look like ungrateful fucks.

Unfortunitly some of them are Blowie.



Oh please.

Look up the meaning of "jingoism" and you'll see a great example of what's wrong with seppostan.

I really don't want to fuck up such a respectful thread...but if anyone honestly believes that Americans can teach anyone else how to behave ...they are fucking deluded.

Just because Australians don't all have flags in their front yards or on their cars, doesn't mean we don't love and respect our armed forces.
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[JackTar]

It isn't just the flags Rich, I even told the Americans that they go a bit overboard with the whole patriotism thing, I am mainly talking about the respect that they outwardly show to their armed forces. Me and some mates did a Guard in Melbourne a few years ago and we couldn't be arsed going back to the ship to get changed so we went out in uniform, not only were we asked why the fuck would we wear uniform to a pub as it is like going straight from football practice with your training gear on but we were refused entry into one pub because once there was a fight in that pub between sailors in uniform and civilians and the bouncers even told us that it was started by the civilians but they didn't need the heartache.