Belated... it was Saturday..

It is the equivalent of the US Memorial Day in Australia and New Zealand commemorating soldiers who fought at the Gallipoli battle in WWI ,and all Aussie and New Zealand soldiers . God Bless the Diggers.


YouTube - The Seekers - I am Australian(1993) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSoGJQkKDYk)

Have another 'gunfire breakfast' .

Cheers Tom. Yes it is a poignant day in our history and ANZAC Day is very important to Australians. We get to play two-up as well ;)

And just for the record, although the date corresponds with the ANZACS landing at Gallipoli, Anzac Day now commemorates all who have dies and served in wars and military operations for the country.

The date also corresponds with some major battles we fought at the Western Front on the Somme.

In particular the horrible Battle of Fromelles (where 5,500 men were killed or wounded in one night), the Battle of Pozieres and the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux.

Battle of Fromelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fromelles)

Battle of Pozières - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pozieres)

Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Villers-Bretonneux)

Many of which have long been considered by many British Generals as having a significant outcome on the war.

Appreciate the acknowledgment Tom and as an Australian I'm sure you know we are honoured to fight alongside our allied forces and are particularly grateful of the support (and protection) offered by the US.

Miscellaneous - Albert Jacka (http://www.anzacday.org.au/miscellaneous/jacka.html)

We do not appreciate enough the Aussie contribution to freedom. Australia has been our consistent ally throughout at least the 20th century.

I was aware of it being an overall tribute to your brave soldiers as our Memorial and Veterans Days have become.

I was recently reminded while watching the movie' Australia 'that the fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor also struck Darwin February 19, 1942 ,with even more devastation and loss of life . Most Americans never learn that while studying WWII.

I'm a tad late but I sat up and watched the dawn service, got a bit emotional :o

We do not appreciate enough the Aussie contribution to freedom. Australia has been our consistent ally throughout at least the 20th century.

I was aware of it being an overall tribute to your brave soldiers as our Memorial and Veterans Days have become.

I was recently reminded while watching the movie' Australia 'that the fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor also struck Darwin February 19, 1942 ,with even more devastation and loss of life . Most Americans never learn that while studying WWII.

I appreciate the Aussies so thank you and cheers. Darwin was not mentioned in school to my recollection so thanks for the reminder tom.

I was recently reminded while watching the movie' Australia '.

Oh dear lord please don't mention that horrid movie...
Hugh Jackman yes...
The rest of the movie... no :p

Guess it is from our different perspectives. I thought it was campy and formulaic at times (especially in the portrayal of aboringinals and mixed races ) like Gone with the Wind .But also like Gone with the Wind an interesting depiction of epoch it was portraying .

All in all not the worse movie I've ever seen .(and yes my wife thinks Jackman is eye candy also... she is already demanding that I take her Friday night to see Wolverine)