[Maddison Dwyer]

The SDC ANZAC Day Special Edition​

Good morning beautiful Members!

I hope you're all safe and well this morning.

I just wanted to dedicate a space on our forum for something really special, there is absolutely no pressure for any one to participate, but if you choose to, the SDC Team along with the rest of the community will love to read what you have to say.

This thread today is for you all to share what ANZAC Day means to you or take the opportunity to commemorate someone or something important to you on this day with the rest of our community.

Please remember, this community is a SAFE SPACE so please BE KIND. Today is not an easy day for everyone, so please keep those people who might be struggling today (and every day) front of mind when you comment below.

Lest We Forget.

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[VicRaws]

What does ANZAC Day mean to me it is a very emotional day for me because I am a proud daughter of a WW2 veteran, on this day I miss my Dad just a little bit more and I am also so grateful to all our Diggers past and present for this beautiful free country we can all call home due to their sacrifice Lest We Forget and be grateful for what we have

 

[TD]

What does ANZAC Day mean to me it is a very emotional day for me because I am a proud daughter of a WW2 veteran, on this day I miss my Dad just a little bit more and I am also so grateful to all our Diggers past and present for this beautiful free country we can all call home due to their sacrifice Lest We Forget and be grateful for what we have

It’s a very special day for our family. My father-in-law & Mother-in-law served in WW11

 

[Jo Piper3]

Thanks so much especially your reminder 'to be kind'.

 

[Weppler]

Thank you Mum & Dad for your Service in World War 2 & my Grandfather & his 3 Brothers (My Great Uncles) in World War 1
Thank you

 

[Rickl]

ANZAC day is important to me because I’m a return service person from Vietnam , it’s great to catch up with people that have walked in the same shoes and rekindle friendships, the friendships we have are with out laps of time.

 

[Hewy57]

In 1979 I was a 22 year old brand new Nursing Sister working at Hollywood Repat Hospital in Perth. I spent ANZAC day that year sitting with a GALLIPOLI veteran who was too sick to attend Perth's ANZAC day march. We silently watched ANZAC day service together, at the time I did not realise the significance of this and it would always stay with me. When I retired in 2018 this was the highlight and most cherished time of my career. Lest We Forget.

 

[ausbear]

I wrote this song For the 50 year anniversary of the end of World War 2.
It is still played on the ABC at times.
This is what ANZAC Day means to me.
I hope you enjoy and celebrate with me.
"We Will Remember".

 

[Jo Piper3]

I wrote this song For the 50 year anniversary of the end of World War 2.
It is still played on the ABC at times.
This is what ANZAC Day means to me.
I hope you enjoy and celebrate with me.
"We Will Remember".

Thank you Ausbear, you have done everyone proud with your beautiful song.

 

[ausbear]

Thank you Ausbear, you have done everyone proud with your beautiful song.

Thank you kindly.

 

[Jo Piper3]

Thank you kindly.

You are very welcome.

 

[maxesmum]

Both my parents served in WW2 and my father in law was an original Rat of Tobruk. He served in the 2/24th Battalion and we are so very proud of them all. My grandparents,too,served in WW1. Too many,nowadays consider Anzac Day to be glorifying war. It is not! We are remembering the countless sacrifices made by these brave men and women who gave us our freedom today. They deserve this one day to honour them. Lest We Forget.

 

[miss narelle]

Anzac day to us will forever be getting up that morning with the breakfast on to watch Dad in his march 2/14 Aif who served in Kokoda and many parts of the pacific and go to meet him after the march in the city and even later when he could no longer March but go in the taxi and he would bring back flags and treats for the grand children it was so special were all missing our Pa today now he has 4 great grand children he would be so proud of too

 

[gentlejack]

I have no Heroic story,,, but I am so pleased to see so many Kids this morning,, interested in ANZAC DAY at the Dawn Service in Karuah NSW. Not a mobile phone in sight amongst them..

 

[RFG]

Thank you Ausbear, this pulled on my heart strings. A beautiful tribute to honour all our heroes past and present. To my Dad who was 16 when he enlisted, getting the local publican to forge his parents signature to enlist..as many did the same back then.... Lest we forget.

 

[Sue Cook]

My uncle was in changing prison camp when released he was only 47 kg and his har had turned white

 

[fittsy]

Hello, and a very good Anzac day to you along with all persons reading this post, wel I am not an anzac, but , years ago my dad and his brothers used tel me, was alittle kid, varios tale, stories, re the war years, well , my younger uncle never got to come back, KIA, well my dad told me that the japs had amassed in borneo and was preping their attack from there onto aus, so the australians concentrated their efforts in this region, that is my uncle was KIA, so the japs were halted here . with that I recognise ANZAC day very strongly.

 

[Vaffiy]

My son was an Air Cadet. So every ANZAC DAY early rise to travel 50klm to do the Dawn Service, then waited to do the 9am march. We then headed back to our small community for him and his sister to march in the little school ANZAC march and commemoration.
My son, at the age of 37, died this week. He had the flu, turned to pneumonia and he had a massive heart attack. Yes he had heart troubles.

 

[Toni Wrinkles]

Anzac Day for me is to be thankful for the prices the Anzac's paid for our freedom not just us but they helped keep the world free