We will Remember them ...

ANZAC .. What does it mean to you?  As an Australian it means a great deal to me.

Australian New Zealand Army Corps. 
A legend founded on the grounds of a foreign country 97 years ago this 25th April 2012.
A legend of sacrifice and determination unsurpassed by any other.
It is a day that we as a country should be proud of.

As we celebrate this special day I take time to remember all it stands for.  Of mate ship and friendships lost.
Of battles which maybe we should never have been involved in.
Of young men and women sent to places unknown with the idea of adventure.  Boys of 16 and  younger off to see the world. The romanticism of it all was such a draw card for so many.
The reality was as far from these dreams as one could imagine.
The total waste of life.

War for any country is something that I assume tries to be avoided.  Many are fought over land or religion.  I do not understand how this can be worth killing for.  Of destroying the foundations of their own country and devastating the lives of innocent people who happen to be born into that part of the world, to me seems totally unjustified, but then I am not part of that.

Our soldiers, our young men, totally unprepared for what they were facing sacrificed their lives for a belief many had no idea of.
To battle on foreign soil and spill their blood in the name of freedom. 
To be sent into wars of time gone past, but still we must remember them.

We Remember the families they left behind. 
 The children who never met their fathers. 
The families who lost their children to wars that shattered our great country.

We will remember them.



We remember those who serve in foreign parts to this day.  Of those who are still fighting to retain the safety of our lives and those of countries not as fortunate as ours.

We spare a thought to the families who now wait for their loved ones to return safely to their arms.



Photo by 
Tasnature



We will remember them.

ANZAC day to me is a time for reflection and a time for hope.  It represents all that Australia stands for.  A country founded on mate ship and comradery. Of loyalty and pride. Of bravery and sacrifice.

My ferals and I will be at the service today.  We will stand tall and bow our heads in respect.  I hope my boys will continue this honour and will set an example for the next generations to come.  To wear the medals of their for-fathers with pride and to truly understand what it means to be Australian.



We will remember them .....

                                       Cheers Dilly xx