Lest we forget

Posted on April 24, 2012 by KG

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22 Responses to Lest we forget

  1. Moneo says:
    April 25, 2012 at 05:22

    We will remember them.

  2. KG says:
    April 25, 2012 at 06:14

    We will.
    I’ve just been to the dawn service in this little Western Queensland country town, Moneo. Simple, short and dignified, with just a lone piper. No gimmicks, no trendies. And far more moving than the circus some big-city services have become.

    • Moneo says:
      April 25, 2012 at 08:14

      I went to the Wellington Dawn Service – they fired off a genuine gun, which was good and all, but the talking was over and done with quickly, and the French Ambassador was unfortunately quite generic in his comments, as the headline speaker. The hymns were not sung by anyone but the provided choir, either – neither was the National Anthem. My partner and I felt like the only ones around us singing.

      It didn’t leave me as moved as I remember the smaller, suburban services led by RSA’s in Auckland or a couple of years ago in Masterton.

    • oswald bastable says:
      April 25, 2012 at 08:54

      Same sort of service here. Short, with no bullshit. :cheers

  3. Seneca III says:
    April 25, 2012 at 07:05

    I do so, alone and 13,000 miles away, but I do so.

    • KG says:
      April 25, 2012 at 07:14

      Good for you, Seneca. I’ve remembered it alone many a time, and it doesn’t lose anything for that.

  4. Katie says:
    April 25, 2012 at 07:26

    As long as Freemen and women live and have breath they will NEVER be forgotten!!

    REMEMBRANCE DAY

  5. KG says:
    April 25, 2012 at 08:05

    The one thing I was deeply, deeply pissed-off about this morning was they played the NZ national anthem, as courtesy dictates, but they played the effing MAORI
    version!

    • octagongrappler says:
      April 25, 2012 at 08:19

      Thats a joke KG :rant

      This is our only remaining symbol of our heritage left in NZ :cry:

  6. octagongrappler says:
    April 25, 2012 at 08:16

    I live close to the Auckland war memorial Muesum, But I did not and could not attend a trendy,inclusive over the top ceremony :sad:

    I will head down to the 11am session somewhere nice and simple with the old soldiers :cheers

    Least we Forget.

  7. octagongrappler says:
    April 25, 2012 at 08:26

    Sorry to do this on anzac day :sad:

    http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13503634/schoolgirl-gets-the-anzac-spirit/

    A new Australian wins essay award to honor anzacs :mrgreen: They just cant stop for one minute can they, :roll:

    • KG says:
      April 25, 2012 at 11:08

      Relentless propaganda, and at least a couple of generations are too uninformed to realise that’s what it is, Grappler. :rant

  8. Darin says:
    April 25, 2012 at 09:12

    The freedoms we enjoy came at a heavy cost indeed,let’s hope the next generation doesn’t take it for granted.

  9. KG says:
    April 25, 2012 at 13:59

    Interesting item, Darin. That’s built using something called Ashcroft construction, and it’s a real bastard to repair or restore.

  10. KG says:
    April 25, 2012 at 14:10

    I.M Fletcher has a beautiful post and a magnificent painting up over at NZ Conservative.
    http://nzconservative.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/remembering.html

    Really outstanding!