FReeper Canteen ~ ANZAC DAY - April 25th ~ 26 April 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen presents…. ~

ANZAC DAY, April 25th

Last Post - click

Come home! Come home! The last post is sounding
for you to hear. All good soldiers know very well there
is nothing to fear while they do what is right, and forget
all the worries they have met in their duties through the
year. A soldier cannot always be great, but he can be a
gentleman and he can be a right good pal to his comrades in
his squad. So all you soldiers listen to this - Deal fair by all
and you’ll never be amiss.

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

ANZAC War Memorial, Sydney, Australia

Anzac Day is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Anzac Day is also observed in the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tonga. It is no longer observed as a national holiday in Samoa.

Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. The pride they took in that name endures to this day, and Anzac Day remains one of the most important national occasions of both Australia and New Zealand.

When war broke out in 1914, Australia had been a Federal Commonwealth for only thirteen years. In 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of an Allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula to open the way to the Black Sea for the Allied navies. The plan was to capture Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany. The ANZAC force landed at Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold strike to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stale-mate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915, the Allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian and 2,700 New Zealand soldiers died. News of the landing at Gallipoli made a profound impact on Australians and New Zealanders at home and 25 April quickly became the day on which they remembered the sacrifice of those who had died in war.

Though the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives of capturing Istanbul and knocking Turkey out of the war, the Australian and New Zealand troops' actions during the campaign bequeathed an intangible but powerful legacy. The creation of what became known as an "Anzac legend" became an important part of the national identity in both countries. This shaped the ways they viewed both their past and their future.

More ANZAC Day information

Australian poet Banjo Paterson wrote the words to "Waltzing Matilda" in January 1895 while staying at Dagworth Station, a sheep and cattle station near Winton in Central West Queensland owned by the Macpherson family. The words were written to a tune played on a zither or autoharp by 31‑year‑old Christina Macpherson, one of the family members at the station.

Waltzing Matilda - click

Gallipoli Guide

Lone Pine Memorial - Gallipoli

Auckland, New Zealand War Memorial Museum

Advance Australia Fair - click

Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.

God Defend New Zealand - click

MAORI LYRICS

E Ihowä Atua,
O ngä iwi mätou rä
Äta whakarongona;
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau tö atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa

ENGLISH LYRICS

God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[dfwgator]

The Pogues - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZqN1glz4JY

[luvie]

You know what? I misspelled New Zealand. I saw it spelled as “Zeeland” somewhere else and used that version.

I envy that they don’t have all the nasty people that we seem to be becoming. I live in Texas and it really does seem like a “whole other country” compared to other parts of our formerly magnificent country.

I haven’t felt safe since Nov. 4, 2020. Even the WuHuFlu isn’t as awful as what we have “leading” us. :(

[ex-cadet]

WHERE are you in Texas??

Even here in The Alamo City (AKA: MILITARY CITY), we have FAR TOO MANY FAR LEFT FOOLS, who are actually OPPOSED TO the BoR & in particular to the 1st, 2nd, 4th & 10th Amendments.

At my advanced age & am in only “fair” health, I’m too old to fight again BUT not too old to move overseas.

Yours, ex-cadet
USA, Retired

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

I am in West Texas. Near the boyhood home of President Bush. We’re solid red out here...at least for now, thank goodness.

I think you have a lot of courage! And I want to thank you for your service to our country.

[ex-cadet]

ON behalf of “Dee” & I (and our 23 month old adopted son, Nathan), WE THANK YOU for your KIND comments.

Yours, ex-cadet
USA, Retired

[ex-cadet]

BTW, we can live a COMFORTABLE (middle-class US sort of) life-style on my military pension in Portugal, which is NOT easy in the USA.
(PORTUGAL actually recruits US military retirees to COME/STAY for life & goes out of their way to just leave retirees & family alone & UNMOLESTED by NOSY bureaucrats.)

Even in South Texas, I must work 3-4 days a week as a substitute teacher at a local HS, so that my lady can be a FULL-TIME “stay at home Mom”.

Yours, ex-cadet

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Did you have another pretty day for your outing yesterday? More crowds to avoid?

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOOHOO...appointments all in a row. Prayers for some help and pain management!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

You’re very welcome. Thanks for sharing your story. I’d love to know how things go in Portugal. I’ve never gotten to visit there.

[E.G.C.]

We had another great day yesterday with the weather and the activity at Comanche Lake. Yes, there were people boating and fishing out there but we were able to get in a lot of our usual activity.

[ex-cadet]

WILCO.

Yours, ex-cadet & family

[radu]

A gorgeous day to get out and about. Gizmo obviously approved. LOL

I hope our sky is as clear later today. We had sun yesterday but there was a thin haze of high clouds making the sky milky.

[Tennessee Nana]

My mother lost 3 uncles at Gallipoli...

[Tennessee Nana]

Its Zealand...Zeeland is an area of The Netherlands...

New Zealand is the country that fought in the Dardanelles...

[luvie]

Thanks for the correction. No excuse. LOL! I’ll remember next time.

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
It's gonna be a hot one here...at least 91.
I need to spend the summer in the mountains.
It is a pretty day though.
Hope all y'all have a Mahv'lus Monday...
...and a Wonderful Week!
And no wild and wicked weather!(((hugs)))

[Grimmy]

Whenever I think of the ANZACs, I think of the Kokoda Track Campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoda_Track_campaign

Imo, the beginning of that was a masterwork of defensive delaying and fighting withdraw.