Tag: ANZAC Day
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Lest We Forget
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children England mourns for her dead across the sea, Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation…
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Remember :: ANZAC day
Today is ANZAC day and I can’t help but stop and pause. As the granddaughter and niece of men who served (and one didn’t return) in both WWI and WWII today is always a day of reflection in our family. When I was young we stopped to remember those that had fought in the Boer…
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Lest We Forget
Today is ANZAC Day and I always pause and remember as the grand daughter of a man who didn’t return from World War II. For a recent Uni assignment I had to research stamps and came across these which I felt were both sombre and hopeful; feelings I associate with today. They shall grow not…
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ANZAC Day
Yesterday was ANZAC Day and the first time my boys have seen an ANZAC Day march. My eldest was very curious about it especially as it involved lots of talk of soldiers and war! It’s a little bittersweet for my father, who lost his own father in WWII. I know he spends a lot of…