How do you feel about Anzac Day?
April 24th 2008 02:04
My great grandfather was an Anzac on Gallipoli and my parents used to tell me about it as a child.
I remember going to a relative's place, I don't remember now just who it was, and being shown my grandfather's medals and liking the bright little ribbons which were attached and the picture to-day reminds me of those medals and how brave the soldiers were then. They did not have the protective resources soldiers now have available to them, and still soldiers get killed, it's all very sad really, so many brave men and now women as well who fight to protect our freedom, which I don't think too many of us appreciate, at least not those in my generation and below me.
That, too, is rather sad, don't you think?
With so many now all too ready to pull down any mementos commemorating the brave and fallen and not being sufficiently appreciative I'm wondering what my readers think.
Anzac day is a holiday but it is a holiday with meaning and purpose not just for playing sport and I think we have sacrificed too many idealls in the name of sport, or dare I say it, money.
Nevertheless I have plans afoot for enjoying the weekend, but I shall watch the March to-morrow morning on the TV, it never fails to move me, and the men and women who march are so proud and deserve more than the amount of respect with which we credit them.
But after the March Andrew and I are going off to his farm, heavens knows why, I like it but really I could take it or leave it, but he loves it.
I guess that's fine if one always has someone else to do the work for you.
We'll get home late but with the rest of the weekend to go there is no reason why I should not sleep in on Saturday, I in my bed, and Andrew back at his place, in his bed. Then there'll be the usual chores to attend to before our big Saturday night out and Andrew has something special planned and Sunday we'll all be having a barbecue at my mum and dad's place with many family members calling in bringing their children with them.
Soon, I hope it will be me bringing my children too. That's an exciting thought but something of a frightening one as well, I have never been too good at the domestics.
Fortunately I have money and resources to compensate.
No doubt all of you have various plans and various feelings about this holiday celebration.
So, how do you feel about Anzac Day?
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Louie, how thoughtful of you, you don’t like it yourself by any chance do you?
Raven, beautifully expressed, I do so wish others would take heed of it. There are so many experts spouting their own views, not having any sign of a backbone in their own body. And yet, none of them come up with any sort of solution. Talk can be so cheap.
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The soldier was brave that was no doubt. Ironically, they were fighting a war, that is not their war and they were fighting for somebody else's country. (YOu can not denire the fact WW1 was not our war.) and the worse of all, the British treated the Australian soldiers like crap!!!
Just one more reason why we should become a Republic!
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