Lest We Forget
Might I add lest we forget the noobness of the British Generals.
Might I add lest we forget the noobness of the British Generals.
They played a game of soccer on christmas day too. I think if there were no German officers there tooversee the Turkish troops and no British officers there to over see ANZAC troops, there prob;y wouldnt have been a fight.KuSTaV wrote:
Ty wrote:
That's the weirdest thing righ there. During the whole Gallipoi campaign there are numerous occurences of the soldiers exchanging gifts and notes and singing songs together. The mutual respect the sides had is just so strange, but I guess warfare itself is pretty alien. My favourite story is of the exchange of food. Turkish troops threw bread and other food to the ANZACs and the ANZACs threw their rations of bully beef, (kind of like spam,) to the Turks. After trying it the Turks threw it back.
Yea, thats really strange. Ive heard of that, but its kinda odd to do that, and it would be a bit awkward, shooting someone you just had a good time with...
Not really a "happy" occasion, per se. Also, your toast should be to Aussies and Kiwis only. Toast for the Brits should be on VE day, IIRC.Superior Mind wrote:
Happy ANZAC day! The next time I drink I'll make a toast the the Aussies and Kiwis. (and the Brits...)
Are you ADF or Cadets?KuSTaV wrote:
I just came back from an ANZAC service, had to stand at ease for quite a while. Its such a relief to sit down and rest my feet. It was pretty hot, but we got water. Some person fainted because we were standing for so long, but it was good nonetheless. Some old fella fell down too, but it was because he was in direct sun. Dawn services are better, as its not as hot.
Australian Air Force Cadets. I was going to go into the Royal Australian Air Force as an Aeronautical Engineer, but the only reason I got knocked back was because of my colour perception class (red-green colour blindness... sort of).Bubbalo wrote:
You're in the army mcminty?
I used to be in the Air Cadets, and every year we would travel to ypres, to lay down a wreath, and take part in the daily procession under the gate. Fucking amazing times.Flecco wrote:
I'm fortunate enough to be going on a school trip to the Western Front, Normandy and a few other spots in France/Belgium/London in June. Tomorrow I'm going to both the services that are held in my town. These men might not have fought to protect their loved ones, but they forged our two nation's identities and have left a legacy for all Australians and New Zealanders to be proud of. Honour, courage, loyalty and raw strength of character were all demonstrated. The Somme, Ypres and Gallipolli... May we never forget the thousands of our sons who helped forge these two great nations into what they are today.
"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.
Lest we forget."
Our SQN uses the FN FAL for drill while the standard rifle used for drill is the F88 (by both cadets and the ADF). On my Junior NCO promotion course graduation parade, the Senior NCO courses were given the F88's and did 'Steyr Drill'. Actually, I think the manual of drill only covers F88 drill, not FAL drill.Bubbalo wrote:
Bah..........cadets!
The FN-FAL should have been a dead giveaway, that's the standard rifle of the Air Force........guard thingy..........isn't it?
Yes. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm probably one of the few people in Australia who's English side of the family doesn't have anybody who served on the Western Front in it. They were all in the navy I believe...fatherted13 wrote:
I used to be in the Air Cadets, and every year we would travel to ypres, to lay down a wreath, and take part in the daily procession under the gate. Fucking amazing times.Flecco wrote:
I'm fortunate enough to be going on a school trip to the Western Front, Normandy and a few other spots in France/Belgium/London in June. Tomorrow I'm going to both the services that are held in my town. These men might not have fought to protect their loved ones, but they forged our two nation's identities and have left a legacy for all Australians and New Zealanders to be proud of. Honour, courage, loyalty and raw strength of character were all demonstrated. The Somme, Ypres and Gallipolli... May we never forget the thousands of our sons who helped forge these two great nations into what they are today.
"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.
Lest we forget."
Last edited by Flecco (2007-04-25 05:19:32)
Yeah, but the soldiers tasked with runway defence..........I forget their name, but they don't use the F88 do they?mcminty wrote:
Our SQN uses the FN FAL for drill while the standard rifle used for drill is the F88 (by both cadets and the ADF). On my Junior NCO promotion course graduation parade, the Senior NCO courses were given the F88's and did 'Steyr Drill'. Actually, I think the manual of drill only covers F88 drill, not FAL drill.Bubbalo wrote:
Bah..........cadets!
The FN-FAL should have been a dead giveaway, that's the standard rifle of the Air Force........guard thingy..........isn't it?
In all honesty, drill with the FAL is so much better, and cooler looking, than drill with the F88.
Mcminty.
I was gonna say the same thing.Bubbalo wrote:
Not really a "happy" occasion, per se. Also, your toast should be to Aussies and Kiwis only. Toast for the Brits should be on VE day, IIRC.Superior Mind wrote:
Happy ANZAC day! The next time I drink I'll make a toast the the Aussies and Kiwis. (and the Brits...)