Lest We Forget

[ozkat]

Please take some time tomorrow to remember our fallen servicemen who died in conflicts across the world. These people made the great country we call home. Thankyou.

[Weaselman]

I'll be at the dawn service like every year

[latheboy]

quote:Originally posted by Weaselman

I'll be at the dawn service like every year


X2

[rock hard]

makes you proud to be Australian..

[Jup]

Lest we forget.

[ozzy1100]

^^^^^ as above

[jakam04]

I'll be at dawn service at Amberley, then collect family and off to Toowoomba to help out with Anzac Day march.

[evilkarl]

Lest We Forget

[uncle pervy]

Lest We Forget.
When war broke out in 1914 Australia had been a federal commonwealth for only 14 years. The new national government was eager to establish its reputation among the nations of the world. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula to open the way to the Black Sea for the allied navies. The plan was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul), the capital of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany. They landed at Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers were killed.
To those men who gave their lives in that war and all subsequent wars. And to the troops who are still fighting, and dying, in foreign lands to preserve our way of life. I thank you.

[Hagarr]

Amen!

[suxukifreak]

Brisbane ANZAC square this morning....

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240628393.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240699801.jpg

[zx12argh]

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.

Lest we forget.

[Chris41]

Lest we forget.

[BANDITROD]

amen

[JackTar]

Well I went to the dawn service and marched and I drank allllll day. Sooooooo pised.

[uncle pervy]

good on ya mate. i think thats what the fallen would really want, not pomp and ceremony, just that a glass (or 2) was raised in their honour.

[Gsxar]

Was very proud of my kids when they asked me if I would take them to the dawn service again, the youngest is 8. So up we got braved the cold- such a small thing after what they have done, afterwards we sat n talk about how scary & cold n alone they would have felt.
I'm a damn proud Mum, of my little Aussies :D:D and very thankful to all the brave service people. Lest we forget

[Docktor]

Australians let us all rejoice for we are young and free...

To all who fought and died, you are remembered
To those who fought and came home, thank you

[Lucas]

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda







The lyrics from Eric Bogle's song, written after observing an Anzac Day parade.

Now when I was a young man I carried me pack
And I lived the free life of the rover.
From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback,
Well, I waltzed my Matilda all over.
Then in 1915, my country said, "Son,
It's time you stop ramblin', there's work to be done."
So they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun,
And they marched me away to the war.

And the band played "Waltzing Matilda,"
As the ship pulled away from the quay,
And amidst all the cheers, the flag waving, and tears,
We sailed off for Gallipoli.

And how well I remember that terrible day,
How our blood stained the sand and the water;
And of how in that hell that they call Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter.
Johnny Turk, he was waitin', he primed himself well;
He showered us with bullets, and he rained us with shell --
And in five minutes flat, he'd blown us all to hell,
Nearly blew us right back to Australia.

But the band played "Waltzing Matilda,"
When we stopped to bury our slain,
Well, we buried ours, and the Turks buried theirs,
Then we started all over again.

And those that were left, well, we tried to survive
In that mad world of blood, death and fire.
And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive
Though around me the corpses piled higher.
Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head,
And when I woke up in me hospital bed
And saw what it had done, well, I wished I was dead --
Never knew there was worse things than dying.

For I'll go no more "Waltzing Matilda,"
All around the green bush far and free --
To hump tents and pegs, a man needs both legs,
No more "Waltzing Matilda" for me.

So they gathered the crippled, the wounded, the maimed,
And they shipped us back home to Australia.
The armless, the legless, the blind, the insane,
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla.
And as our ship sailed into Circular Quay,
I looked at the place where me legs used to be,
And thanked Christ there was nobody waiting for me,
To grieve, to mourn and to pity.

But the band played "Waltzing Matilda,"
As they carried us down the gangway,
But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared,
Then they turned all their faces away.

And so now every April, I sit on my porch
And I watch the parade pass before me.
And I see my old comrades, how proudly they march,
Reviving old dreams of past glory,
And the old men march slowly, all bones stiff and sore,
They're tired old heroes from a forgotten war
And the young people ask "What are they marching for?"
And I ask meself the same question.

But the band plays "Waltzing Matilda,"
And the old men still answer the call,
But as year follows year, more old men disappear
Someday, no one will march there at all.

Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda.
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?

And their ghosts may be heard as they march by the billabong,
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?

-- Eric Bogle

[Slain]

did the cat party for dawn and 10am service yesterday, but not impressed cos couldnt get too wasted, have to work today

[Jockney Rebel]

my uncle fought alongside anzacs in the desert in WW2 he always said they were loonies [mind you he was in a kilt in the sahara ..] i humbly say thanks to those who kept my knowledge of german and japanese to a minimum

[rock hard]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/6317579926129.jpg
WASF Anzac day dawn service ride Anzac day Wasf style

[Fight_fan]

Can u shrink that pic jst a tad Morry? My PC cant take the strain ;)

[boris]

for some reason lucas I love that song but it sends shivers down my back every time I listen to it and gsxar it's great to see kids involved hey I went to the canberra memorial a couple of years ago with my boy and a heap of under 12 soccer kids and they were the noisiest little bastards but once they were in there noone had to tell them to be quiet they were all just walking around awestruck asking me questions and all they kept saying was WOW it was great to see

[Lucas]

quote:Originally posted by boris

for some reason lucas I love that song but it sends shivers down my back every time I listen to it and gsxar it's great to see kids involved hey I went to the canberra memorial a couple of years ago with my boy and a heap of under 12 soccer kids and they were the noisiest little bastards but once they were in there noone had to tell them to be quiet they were all just walking around awestruck asking me questions and all they kept saying was WOW it was great to see


Yeah boris. That song is pretty haunting. My old would get his guitar out and play/sing it when we were camping. Its been firmly stamped in my memory from when I was a kid.

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by Lucas


quote:Originally posted by boris

for some reason lucas I love that song but it sends shivers down my back every time I listen to it and gsxar it's great to see kids involved hey I went to the canberra memorial a couple of years ago with my boy and a heap of under 12 soccer kids and they were the noisiest little bastards but once they were in there noone had to tell them to be quiet they were all just walking around awestruck asking me questions and all they kept saying was WOW it was great to see


Yeah boris. That song is pretty haunting. My old would get his guitar out and play/sing it when we were camping. Its been firmly stamped in my memory from when I was a kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG48Ftsr3OI

[uncle pervy]

fucking canacks. now their trying to steal our song
fair go.
dont mean to take anything away from those who served and died regardless of where their from, but come on. fair go

[JackTar]

Did I miss something what ARE you talking about uncie perv

[Cruisecontrol]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar

Did I miss something what ARE you talking about uncie perv


Did you watch the vid before you posted it?

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1241118271.jpg

[JackTar]

Oops nuh just the start. Now I get it.

[uncle pervy]

ten points for tryin jack minus 12 for FAIL. =]