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| Subject: Idiots: With no surviving Anzacs remaining, OZschwitz statists pay tribute to murderers of the state Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:13 pm | |
| The haunting tones of the Last Post brought tens of thousands of Australians in the centre of Sydney to a solemn and reflective pause on Thursday morning, as traditional Anzac Day commemorations began under clear skies.
An estimated crowd of more than 15,000 began pouring into Martin Place in the early hours of the day, taking up every spare inch around the Cenotaph, from George Street up to Macquarie Street.
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RR Phantom
Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
| Subject: Re: Idiots: With no surviving Anzacs remaining, OZschwitz statists pay tribute to murderers of the state Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:11 pm | |
| 'We grieve for them still'
In his Anzac Day address, Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae has spoken of those who made "the ultimate sacrifice" from battlefields on the Western Front, to villages in Afghanistan.
At a service at the National War Memorial in Wellington, Sir Jerry addressed dignitaries including William Dihm, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Michael Potts and Damla Yesim Say, the High Commissioner of Australia and Ambassador of Turkey, and Prime Minister John Key.
"At first light, we gathered to mark Anzac Day. Anzac Day begins here as the new day dawns. It continues wherever New Zealanders and Australians are gathered as the rising sun makes its way around the world," he said.
"Ninety-eight years ago today, the men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - the Anzacs - went ashore at Gallipoli. Apparently it was a glorious morning."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/last-post-first-light/8595888/Anzacs-share-indelible-bond |
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