Hey,
I thought seeing today as anzac day we could create a post
for those who wish to pay there respects to those who fought at war for our freedom. Please feel free to write a little something.
They risked life for us,
They lost their mates for us,
They won us our freedom.
Lest We Forget!
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Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
For the Fallen
They shall not grow 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
Was at the dawn service in Gallipoli in 2001 - centenary of federation.
One of the most moving experiences of my life.
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:beer i wish i could buy them all a beer thanks again from someone how will never forget
My Grand father was a P.O.W. in Japan when they dropped the nuclear bomb,
he has passed away in 2000 but I will never forget the things I have learned, about the hell he endured in an attempt to keep Australia the way we love it.
I think its fair to say....
Never forget the reasons men and women end up dieing in wars.
{whether it was right or wrong} these people made the ultimate sacrafice and risked and often lost their lives fighting for what they believed in. They endured a horrible part of humanity.
We can learn from our history and become better citizens of Earth, lets hope we can spare future generations this bloodshed.
When I see the non thinking masses follow the same mistakes into battle for reasons that they truly dont understand, I am sadened, as it shows that they have forgotten or ignored all that was to be learn't.
I cannot express in words how much I appreciate the efforts made to endure the hardships of Wartime by my Grandfathers and all those who have sacraficed their joy of life in the hope that people like me can live a life void of such terrible times.
The least I can do remember and Learn.
Lest We Forget
Anthony Voevodin
62 Ragtop Herbie with a little extra oomph.
I went to the Dawn Service here in Melbourne ...my second son Aaron and his girlfriend Em were at ANZAC Cove.... I ran down when my dad's old unit the 7th DIV marches by to clap his mates that are still haning on...dad was in Tobruk and then on into the Pacific...he was away the entire WWII except for 1 leave break home....I cared for Roy Longmore one of our old original Gallipoly vets...he died at 107 years of age.....so today held a lot of feelings and memories....I don't support war but I deeply respect the men and women who see it as their duty to serve...
...and I so feel for the Viet Vets who had to endure a lot of stigma over that war...and most of them didn't chooose to be there.....it is so good they are getting the recognition they deserve and hopefully are getting the care they also need due to chemicals they encountered...it was the first of the new wars where war codes of ethics went out the door in some instances...a lot to deal with if you have a moral conscience
None of us who have never served understand what it must be like...no woman who hasn't had a husband go away to these wars and then has them return after their experiences understands
Lest We Forget
My pop was in borneo in ww11 and he was one of the 5 or so men who caught and disabled the jap tank at the canberra war memorial and all the men that did it engraved there name into the side of it i went and seen his name when i was on year 7 camp a very proud moment, The worst part was to walk into the big yard with both walls floor to roof with names of the fallen and all the old blokes standing next to the mates name crying went the last post was played
i was really moved by that.
Lest we forget !!!!!
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't
serving at the moment but didnt march just spent the day thinking about what is happening in the world and what has happened. the funeral of the petty officer medic a couple of weeks ago, which i was a bearer at, really made me think
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
It was a long march from cadets
The sixth battalion was the next to tour and it was me who drew the card
We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left
And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean
And there's me in me slouch hat with me SLR and greens
God help me - I was only nineteen
From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
And we made our tents a home, V.B. and pinups on the lockers
And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub
And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?
And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M.16?
And what's this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means?
God help me - I was only nineteen
A four week operation, when each step can mean your last one on two legs
It was a war within yourself
But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off
So you closed your eyes and thought about somethin' else
And then someone yelled out "Contact", and the bloke behind me swore
We hooked in there for hours, then a God almighty roar
And Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon
God help me - he was goin' home in June
And I can still see Frankie, drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel
On a thirty-six hour rec. leave in Vung Tau
And I can still hear Frankie, lying screaming in the jungle
'Til the morphine came and killed the bloody row
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real.
I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel
God help me, I was only nineteen.
And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?
And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet?
And what's this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means?
God help me, I was only nineteen.
A song by Redgum.
Says it all really.
" You're not a team player "
Thats a really really great song
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't
It is an excellent song. I am far from a John Williamson fan, believe me, but he did a version a few years ago that was magic..
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
Marched twice today,
Dawn service and normal 10:30 service in town.
Always proud to march in the parades and proud to wear my uniform.
Hey Barls,
In the 10:30 parade, the score was 3-nil.
We were all disapointed that the puss all took a knee, We were told that if we went down there had better be some claret to show :duh
Lee.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
The song is called "A walk in the light green"
They played that in the hallway of my platoon before we march out Kapooka, it always sends a shiver down my spine and gives me goose bumps.
Oh and it is a far better song then Chisels Kai Sahn.
Lee.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
buzzbug wrote:Marched twice today,
Dawn service and normal 10:30 service in town.
Always proud to march in the parades and proud to wear my uniform.
Hey Barls,
In the 10:30 parade, the score was 3-nil.
We were all disapointed that the puss all took a knee, We were told that if we went down there had better be some claret to show :duh
Lee.
yeah mate that is so weak trust me none of the boys i know would do it.
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
Went to the local Dawn Service , the crowd is getting bigger each year which is good. We all need to say thanks.
They died so that others could be free.
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Still prefer 'We gotta get out of this place' 😉
only went to the Dawn Service this year. No unit to march with as my new Unit is wussy!!
Have decided to fly to Syndey next year (if I am still in) and marching with my old unit!!
Glad to see that all of us are still here another year 😀
Cheers boys (and girls if we have any in uniform with us)
Poz
'Ah, whatever................'
Good to hear Barls,
I wouldn't take you for the type of guy that would take a knee.
"Paint it Black" is the name of that song Penguin.
And that is a great song.
If your in Sydney next year Penguin, give us a call and maybe you, barls and I could catch up for a bevy or two in the ctiy.
Lee.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
yeah mate definitely up for a brewski but only if im not in uniform dont run the drinking it uniform after a little incident at the melbourne cup.
paint it black is an awesome song both the stones and the teaparty version is choice
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
thats the name, but didn't Chris Black do the original version?
and Barls
Come drinking with us in uniform 🙂
trust me, with all three services and at least one of us an officer, what can go wrong 😉 he he he he
'Ah, whatever................'
im having flashbacks of being crook for a week, serve sunburn and not remembering how i got home.
we will see im going to have to get back in practice then :beer
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
Home, whats home?????
as for severe sunburn, whats a self inflicted injury between drinking buddies 🙂
'Ah, whatever................'
It just wouldn't be Anzac day in the city if there were not a Navy, RAAF and Army member laying in a gutter somewhere discussing vw's.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
....Barls sorry to hear about the poll bearer role a few weeks back.....yes these things do make us think.....hopefuly all good.....treasure life while you have it...and always remember to tell the ones you love exactly that from time to time if not always
wow, what a day!
dawn service at Randwick, then marched down george st to the Cheers bar and City of Sydney RSL.So good to catch up with half the puss. Wife came and fetched me about midnight. made it through the day and didnt loose a thing. last year lost my lid in the rocks
jenz58 wrote:....Barls sorry to hear about the poll bearer role a few weeks back.....yes these things do make us think.....hopefuly all good.....treasure life while you have it...and always remember to tell the ones you love exactly that from time to time if not always
yes jen thats what i do now after almost not being here last year but i survived and am almost back to full health.
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
John Schumann (redgum) wrote and sang another beauty "safe behind the wire".. True story of a vet that worked for veterans rights etc.. Phil somebody.. He committed suicide..
Dont forget brothers in arms by dire strights great song
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? wrote:Dont forget brothers in arms by dire strights great song
love that song.
THe MC Bat Commander's motto: "Never do now, what you could do for 24 hours straight, all night, the night before."
