Anzac

[pvsampson]

[RobRocks]

Good to remember those that fought in the war

I am proud to be a kiwi

[Mark1T]

Salute and respect for our Australian and New Zealand brothers and sisters.

[Wayne Evans]

Salute and respect for our Australian and New Zealand brothers and sisters.

I'll gladly echo the same....much respect to ANZAC.

Carry on....

[pvsampson]

..much respect to ANZAC

To you as well Wayne.

[so-tex]

I'll gladly echo the same....much respect to ANZAC.

Carry on....

X3. Same here Wayne.

[pvsampson]

Some history.It was believed by my family That the Major was blown to bits,never to be found,at Fromelles on 19th July 1916. His remains were found in a mass grave in 2010 and subsequently identified by DNA supplied by my cousin.He was given a full military burial.




https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=265923

[so-tex]

Some history.It was believed by my family That the Major was blown to bits,never to be found,at Fromelles on 19th July 1916. His remains were found in a mass grave in 2010 and subsequently identified by DNA supplied by my cousin.He was given a full military burial.




https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=265923

Interesting read Pete. Thanks for Sharing.

[pvsampson]

Interesting read Pete. Thanks for Sharing.

It was the first time I had seen this particular picture,this morning.

Blew my mind.The cousin that supplied the DNA for ID,is the spitting image at the same age!

[so-tex]

It was the first time I had seen this particular picture,this morning.

Blew my mind.The cousin that supplied the DNA for ID,is the spitting image at the same age!

He was a very handsome man.

[Mark1T]

Interesting story, indeed. It is fascinating that anyone could find DNA of one person in a massive area, especially after all this time. That took some serious dedication.

[pvsampson]

He was a very handsome man.

He was.

Cousin is fat and ugly now.

Not lean and stunningly gorgeous like me!


















Seriously though.

RIP Major Vic.And all who served who are no longer.

[Botika]

Lest we forget

[pvsampson]

Interesting story, indeed. It is fascinating that anyone could find DNA of one person in a massive area, especially after all this time. That took some serious dedication.

I was told it broke his parents heart that he did not have a burial.

Thank God and Christ,that he eventually got one.

[pvsampson]

Anzac sounds like something you spray on bugs..


What the hell is this thread about anyways ?

Sent you a PM mate.

[pvsampson]

Thanks mate.

It is the most sacred day we have as a country.

[pvsampson]

F#cken hell.

Next you'll be asking for reps!

It's ok. Like I said,this IS a sacred day for Australians and New Zealanders,the only day that all religions and politics are put aside and we gather to remember why we are still free.

And speaking our language.

[so-tex]

I'll take Geoff's reps... Or a shaker cup.

[pvsampson]

I spent 3 weeks in Sydney Harbour with fellow sailors from Australia... Sorry to have pissed on your Veterans Day... And if you want to give me reps that's fine with me

Lulz.Tried to neg.....

On bloody spread.

[Lou1se]

Great pic Pete! Wonderful to watch the amazing Anzac Sydney Parade in honour of all who served Australia and New Zealand.

What the hell is this thread about anyways ?

ANZAC - Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day. Anzac Day – 25 April – is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. Today thousands of people have attended Anzac Day dawn services at Gallipoli and Villers-Bretonneux and around Australia to mark exactly 100 years since Australian and New Zealand troops came ashore.

Remembering all those that fought and died, and those that survived. Also remembering those that are still in foreign lands fighting for peace. Always grateful and lest we forget.







Australian soldiers from Mentoring Task Force 4, who are building a new patrol base for the Afghanistan army, hold a service in the desert near Chenatu in Eastern Oruzgan Province.

[pvsampson]

I love Louise.

[so-tex]

I love Louise.

I love Aussies in general.

[Land_Down_Under]

Lest we forget.


Anyone else go to the mcg today?

[pvsampson]

Lest we forget.


Anyone else go to the mcg today?

Little bit far for me.Trams don't run around my way.

[ArchAngel'73]

Watch Aussies kick azz in Vietnam..and I mean really kick azz


Watch Aussies kick Japanese azz on Aussie home soil during the invasion of Australia


New Zealanders kick German azz during the battle for Monte Cassino

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_New_Zealand_Division

Moral of the story;

ANZACs kick azz.

Much respect.

[Wayne Evans]

Watch Aussies kick azz in Vietnam..and I mean really kick azz
ANZACs kick azz. Much respect.

Yep....end of story.
That's a good vid and a great vintage pic by the OP.

Attached is a map (originally used on my personal DVD documentary and I noted the Long Tan location) of their battle.
My very first Op (March 26, 1966) was just S.W. of Long Tan on the Long Thanh peninsula.
All my other Ops were up N. of Tam Ky.

http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov...ng-tan_map.php

I still haven't figured out how to add an image correctly yet....I'm an idiot.

Carry on....Aussies rock.

(EDIT: IIRC...I think Ironwill was doing his Soldier time at the Vung Tau docks just a few miles to the S.W.)

[paolo59]

Honor to whom honor is due!

[Georgeoz]

My father's little brother was killed on the western front in 1916. And I can recall all the family were devastated. I have a copy of the entire personal file. Among the papers was a letter, from my aunt on behalf of my grandmother, asking for a photo of his grave , which was duly sent. He is buried in Albert-le-Petit in northern France. He was 22.

You can find a story like this in every Australian family that was here last century. And similar, later, stories of all the wars we have been in since.

Anzac Day is about all this. Every year, I wear my long dead uncle's medal and my own (I was a national serviceman long ago) and go, with thousands more, to the Dawn Service. Never forget.

ANZAC is not a proprietary name for anything and it is strictly protected by a special Australian law.