Lest We Forget

[Dodgey]

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.

100 Years ago today, on the 25th of April 1915, the young brave men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on their ill fated mission at Gallipoli Cove in Turkey.

Today we remember the supreme sacrifice that these young men made not only for the flag under which they fought but for the man to their left and the man to their right whom they called mate. Their actions inspired their Nations both then and today as well.

Lest We Forget

[Bev7787]

...don't know what to say. It's 100 years. Just came back from Dawn Service.

Edited April 24, 2015 by Bev7787

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

...don't know what to say. It's 100 years.

It's also been 80 to WW2, and 40 since Apollo, and 14 since 9/11. You don't want to remember those years?

[Nibb31]

I feel sorry for the poor souls of all nationalities who lost their lives to the arrogance and stupidy of the European ruling classes of the time. The Dardanelles campaign was one of many poorly planned and vain battles of WWI. Militarily, it accomplished nothing and resulted in 100 000 deaths.

My great grandfather was killed in Belgium in October 1918, only two weeks before the armistice.

[Vanamonde]

People, sometimes a forum member just wants to honor a certain sad event. It doesn't mean that this member is saying other events are any less tragic or other sacrifices less deserving, but for some reason, threads like this often devolve into arguments about who had it worse and who did worse, and so on. Please, either add a sympathetic thought, if you are so inclined, or simply skip to the next thread.

Edited April 24, 2015 by Vanamonde

[PakledHostage]

People, sometimes a forum member just wants to honor a certain sad event.

It is also worth noting that Gallipoli is a very significant event in the history of Australia and New Zealand. Probably as important in defining their nationhood as Vimy Ridge was for Canada. Gallipoli and Vimy Ridge were tragic first world war battles that came with the silver lining of helping these commonwealth countries to assert their independence. It is entirely worth marking the 100th anniversaries of these events.

[qwertyx2y]

Lest we Forget, My great uncle was killed at Galipoli. As always, I went to the dawn parade with my Dad.

[StrandedonEarth]

[megatiger78]

well, we did get the modern idea of beach landings out of it. also "all nationalities?" Americans were not in the war by this point I think.

[CelticCossack51]

It's interesting to see many so people's ancestors fight in the wars. My great grandpa and great great grandpa fought in North-East China during WW2. Soldiers from the CCP used guerrilla warfare. They both died in Hebei province.

Countries like Australia, New Zealand, and Canada may not be the main heroes in war movies, but they had a very big impact on both wars and were very important on massive operations like D-Day and Gallipoli. This was at the cost of lives, of course. Lives that were lost, but live in our memories. Lest we forget.

Edited May 2, 2015 by CelticCossack51