Nothing crazy about it, same with us (USA) and Memorial Day, it's a day to honor those that made the supreme sacrifice, we lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. darkroommike ---------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Shah-Jenner" <shahjen@iinet.net.au> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:34 AM Subject: anzac day > Over the years since WWI, veterans from Australia have travelled to Turkey > to visit the graves of those who fell attacking the Turkish troops on the > beach at Anzac Cove - This attack was Australia's worst military defeat and > for many non-Oz folk, the thought of celebrating a defeat seems crazy. > > It is not the battle which is revisited but rather it is a returning to a > place where so many fell, so far from home on a lonely beach, sacrificing > themselves for what seemed after the fact, a tragic waste. Turkey is now a > friendly nation and have taken great pains to preserve the area, they > themselves being awed at the heroic defeat the Australians suffered... > > More recently, the numbers have swelled as families of the fallen and in > fact anyone who wished to remember the AIF contribution to the war, made > this annual pilgrimage with last year seeing a total of 15,000 Ozzies > travelling around the world to witness the dawn service. > > If anyone is near the area on the 25th, they would do well to stop by and > maybe snap a picture or two of what will undoubtably prove a rather awe > inspiring site as thousands upon thousands of people so very far from home > sit or stand in the cold early moring waiting with tears in their eyes for > the sun to rise ..again > > > Karl > >
