ANZAC day

11 Responses to ANZAC day

1. William Stout says:

   April 25, 2014 at 08:18

   The world has seen much conflict where those men fought and died. So valiant was their struggle, that the Turks remember them to this day. It was not the first time that men gave their all for a battle that could not be won, and God knows that it will not be the last. What should be remembered was the valor and dedication of the men who served. The right or wrong of the strategy and tactics do not matter that much today. That issue has been long settled. But that these men stood side by side and fought for a cause that they believed in and would not fail each other speaks of a deep strength and character. It speaks of the heart.

   I have never personally served with soldiers from either Australia or New Zealand, but I have heard from those that have, and their reputation for being fierce in battle and good comrades in arms is a solid one. Soldiers do not fight for God and country as the movies would have you believe, they fight for one another. It is that bond that unites them, it is that bond that makes them good citizens when they muster out, and it is that bond that makes them raise their children to be proud of their nation and to be proud of their soldiers. In the West, the soldier is our self, our neighbor, our kin.

   I am not an Australian, nor am I a Kiwi. But I am of the West, and the culture and roots that we share come from a common beginning. That is why I respect ANZAC day. It honors men who stood together in a storm not of their making and did not waver. It honors the men who gave their all in order to do their duty. And it honors the current serving members of the military and the veterans.

   It is good that nations remember those who have served. Because each nation that has ever fielded a military force owes the men and women of those forces a debt that can never truly be repaid, but they can be honored and remembered.

   Thank you for caring enough to serve, KG and to all the Veterans of Australia and New Zealand. I hope that this ANZAC Day is a memorable one for all of you.
   • KG says:

     April 25, 2014 at 08:26

     “Soldiers do not fight for God and country as the movies would have you believe, they fight for one another.”
     True.
     And thanks for your kind comments, William.
   • thor42 says:

     April 26, 2014 at 13:03

     Excellent post, William.
2. KG says:

   April 25, 2014 at 08:28

   “I am not an Australian, nor am I a Kiwi. But I am of the West, and the culture and roots that we share come from a common beginning.”
   They do indeed, and let’s never forget that.
3. Darin says:

   April 25, 2014 at 10:11

   I believe the time will come again when the brothers of the west will gather together and bring the world back from the brink again.
   • Kathleen says:

     April 25, 2014 at 10:16

     I love your idea, Darin.
4. Mathew says:

   April 25, 2014 at 17:38

   We must never forget their sacrifice and what they fought for.
   • KG says:

     April 25, 2014 at 18:13

     Aye, Mathew. If we begin to forget those things, then we will be truly lost.
5. mawm says:

   April 25, 2014 at 17:51

   Congratulations ARU – reading The Ode of Remembrance and playing the Last Post before a rugby game between the Waikato Chiefs and the ACT Brumbies in Canberra.
   • KG says:

     April 25, 2014 at 18:12

     Nice one! I see 36,000 people turned out to the dawn service in Canberra this morning, too.
6. paulscott says:

   April 26, 2014 at 02:51

   I sincerely hope that we will not have to fight again, how could we, it would all be done by remote control . I am here in the South Island of New Zealand and you can’t catch me, but if you do the fighting will start.
   Good on you Australia and thanks for being brother