[Scoutmaster]

The heads of the New Zealand and Australian Defense Staffs salute after laying wreaths beside the Australian War Memorial during a dawn service to mark Anzac Day in London on Friday. Anzac Day honors the men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in the World War I battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. Image by Matt Dunham/AP.

Gallipoli and the Anzacs - Official Australian Government Site

Hey! It's Wikipedia. Take it with a grain of salt.

Gallipoli - the movie

[Tennessee Nana]

April 25, 1915...

three of my mother’s uncles died there...

[dfwgator]

The Pogues - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZqN1glz4JY

[Yorlik803]

The Aussies and the Canadians take days like this very seriously. The Brits are awesome.
Too bad the USA turned these days into a sale-fest.

[melsec]

Lest We Forget!

[dfwgator]

[Gay State Conservative]

Surprised to see that naturalman,our valued friend supplying info on all things Australian...particularly the Australian Armed Forces...hasn't weighed in here yet on this important day (at least not that *I've* seen to date).I saw a portion Sydney's daybreak ceremony on the Sydney Morning Herald's website.Moving doesn't even begin to describe what they showed.

Although I never served anywhere near combat...or anywhere near members of their Armed Forces...*everything* I've ever heard or read indicates that throughout its history,Australia's military has fought with exceptional skill and courage in the defense of freedom and Western values.