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tomder55
Apr 25, 2017, 12:01 PM
April 25,1917 Gallipoli .nuff said .It is a solemn day ,but a memorial day nonetheless . oops meant ANZAC Day(Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) .

paraclete
Apr 25, 2017, 04:13 PM
Yes Tom a special day for Aussies and Kiwis as we remember two nations forged in a bitter defeat of a campaign designed by british leadership 102 years ago. What is forgotten is we were fighting Muslims, ironic, isn't it, not because they were muslims but because they were on the wrong side of the argument. My grandfather died 100 years ago in Ypres so particularly important to me this year as I was unable to go to Belgium for a commeration. As a strange fact, more Australian horses died as a result of the war than Australian soldiers who are remembered also for the last great cavalry charge of history, Beersheba

tomder55
Apr 26, 2017, 06:06 AM
listened to this last night . opens with a rousing martial version of 'Waltzing Matilda ' . Briefly mentions ANZAC day before moving on to the NORK crisis .

https://audioboom.com/posts/5856120-live-fire-exercise-duelling-in-north-korea-anzac-day-gregory-copley-defense-foreign-affairs?playlist_direction=forward&t=0

paraclete
Apr 26, 2017, 01:24 PM
Yes tom thanks