These are the real Heroes: Anzac Day. Lest we forget.
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I don't know who said this or if I even have it right,however it seems so appropriate.
"Such a breed of men,we are unlikely to see again"
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"Such a breed of men,we are unlikely to see again"
Attributes and corrections welcome.
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Pinky!
Your Dad was 461! My favourite squadron. I've read They Shall Not Pass Unseen so many times. Years ago I was very privileged one Anzac Day to meet a former 461 pilot who had been credited with sinking a U-boat. We talked Sunderlands for hours. It was, and always will be, my favourite Anzac Day memory.
We miss your father too ... we miss all of those who are gone.
Damn ... I've got something in my eye.
Walrus
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Your Dad was 461! My favourite squadron. I've read They Shall Not Pass Unseen so many times. Years ago I was very privileged one Anzac Day to meet a former 461 pilot who had been credited with sinking a U-boat. We talked Sunderlands for hours. It was, and always will be, my favourite Anzac Day memory.
We miss your father too ... we miss all of those who are gone.
Damn ... I've got something in my eye.
Walrus
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The low level "fly past" depicted on post #19 would not meet with the approval of Cathay Pacific management! This "old fart" will be there in the morning for the dawn service. A day we should never delete from the meaningful celebrations calendar. "Lest we forget"
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I sometimes wonder about our world in the 21st century. If you amuse yourself with some variation or other of a sport or outdoor activity (where joining in is your choice) it gets called "extreme". If you know the right marketing people you might even achieve "hero" status in our society that has (almost) completely lost sight of what "hero" means.
How do today's "exteme" heroes compare with the guys we remember on 25th April each year? Strapping yourself into a 2000hp+ machine loaded with fuel and high explosives, taking off to face an enemy dedicated to killing you and hoping you get home in one piece is what "extreme" means to me. The same can be said of all of our servicemen wherever they put their lives on the line, including my young yacht racing crewman who's just about to lob in Iraq. Thank God for them - they're my heroes!
How do today's "exteme" heroes compare with the guys we remember on 25th April each year? Strapping yourself into a 2000hp+ machine loaded with fuel and high explosives, taking off to face an enemy dedicated to killing you and hoping you get home in one piece is what "extreme" means to me. The same can be said of all of our servicemen wherever they put their lives on the line, including my young yacht racing crewman who's just about to lob in Iraq. Thank God for them - they're my heroes!
