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ANZAC Day - What does it mean to you, and your Families?
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What can I possible add to what you've said. I've always known that you've got an enormous intellect; from religious history; science & mathematics; and history in it's broadest dimension. I always thought the first World War was started by the assassination of the Arch Duke, Franz FERDINAND, the heir to the Habsburg throne, in 1914? Obviously I'm in error.
Thank you so much David F for once again enriching this topic with your terrific scholarship, I only wish I had just an ounce of your knowledge, if so, who knows what I might have achieved instead of ending up being an unremarkable copper.
Hi there PAUL 1405...
I'm very glad you decided to add your thoughts on ANZAC Day. I've known for some time that you've always been a pacifist and I respect your position. Though in times past I didn't always, as you well know. I've looked on the likes of MR Simon TOWNSAND a well known conscience objector to the Vietnam War, as a case of cowardice, but now I'm not so sure?
I do acknowledge you harbour no particular censure for the soldiers, sailors, & airmen themselves for the wars, but those at the top who tend to start them, and than fan the fires in order to keep them going.
And I reckon you're right in some measure ANZAC Day should also include the 'innocent lives' of our various enemies, but NOT including those who perpetuated War Crimes like the NAZI's and some from the Japanese Imperial Forces who ran the POW Camps.
I recall going through the remains of one of our Claymore ambushes, pulling out a small dirt encrusted plastic 'wallet' affair with a tiny 2" X 2" B & W photo of an asian group, ostensibly the blokes family, who knows? I suppose he was just like us, a grunt destined to fight in a very dirty war and as such entirely innocent of the bigger plans of Uncle Ho.
Thanks for your thoughts PAUL1405.