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ANZAC DAY…

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Today is a scheduled post as I will be attending the Dawn Service on this Special Day – ANZAC DAY.  I think I have only ever missed it once due to ill health.  Even as kids, I would always get up early & ride my bike to the Dawn Service & then later on march with the school.  It was tradition.
 
 The service on the coast would have to be one of the best I have ever attended with the “Last Post” ringing out over the ocean.  It is mind blowing & nearly brings me to tears every year.  The goose bumps appear every time.  I think I can safely say that this happens with every servicemen/women & ex-servicemen/women.
 
If the Navy had a recruiting van parked along the beach, I am sure I would not be the only one queuing up to sign on!!!!  The goose bumps…..  I can feel them as I write this.
 
It is then off to the local RSL where we get together, chat, talk about our service days, listen to the oldies tell there incredible stories & play “Two Up“, where I am usually a big looser, but just gotta play, can’t help myself.  In fact, I know quiet a few ex-sailors who have lost their whole pay packet (including myself) on “Crown & Anchor“.

“…. we will remember them”

ANZAC Day…

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“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.

Today is the day we celebrate ANZAC Day!
April 25 is a day of national remembrance to those brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of our country.  On this day in 1914 the ANZAC’s– Australian & New Zealand forces – stormed onto the shores of Gallipoli in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies.  To read more about the history of the ANZAC’s, please google “ANZAC”, you will be in for a great read & will bring tears to your eyes….
For myself, as well as many Australians, it is a day throughout Australia which begins with the Dawn Service, followed by the many marches throughout the country & then finally lunch, drinks & “Two-Up” at the local RSL’s – Return Services League. 
More importantly, it is a day I get to mingle with the heroes of our country, sit & listen to their war & personal stories & of the mates they have lost & left behind – some very funny that they bring tear to your eyes, some very sad they bring tears to your eyes!  I was one of the lucky ones that never saw war while serving, but the same cannot be said for a lot of the service men & women of today.
 
“We will remember them!”

Anzac Day…

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Today is a scheduled post as I always attend the Dawn Service on this Special Day – ANZAC DAY.  I think I have only ever missed it once due to ill health.  Even as kids, I always got up early & rode my bike to the Dawn Service & then later on would march with the school.

The service on the coast would have to be one of the best I have ever attended as the Last Post ringing out over the ocean is mind blowing & nearly brings me to tears every year.  If the Navy had a recruiting van parked along the beach, I am sure I would be one of the first to rejoin!!!!!  The goose bumps…..

“…. we will remember them”

ANZAC Day….

Published on by Vicky WrightLeave a comment
To all those who attended the Dawn Services this morning, hope you enjoyed!
I know I do & always look forward to it – grabs my heart strings everytime, especially the last post ringing out over the ocean.
If they were signing up recruits at the services, I think – know – I would be there to sign up again!
Anyhow, off to have lunch at the local RSL with the vets for a couple of hours, listen to all the old war stories, which I love hearing & of course the evil/fun, but must play “Two UP”  or “Crown & Anchors” as we called it.
“………  We will remember them!”