Lest We Forget

April 24, 201115 yr

Those heroes that shed their blood

and lost their lives...

You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country.

Therefore, rest in peace.

There is no difference between the Johnnies

and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side,

here in this country of ours.

You, the mothers,

who sent their sons from far away countries...

Wipe away your tears.

Your sons are now lying in our bosom

and are in peace.

After having lost their lives on this land, they have

become our sons as well.

M. KEMAL ATATURK, 1934 (The founder of Turkish Republic)

FOR THE FALLEN: THE ODE

They went with songs to the Battle They were young, Straight of limb, True of eyes,

steady and aglow, they were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

WE WILL REMEMBER - LEST WE FORGET

The Rising Sun, was worn on the turned up side of the Slouch Hat. A smaller Rising Sun badge was worn on each side of the neck, on the collars of the battledress jacket, in World War One.

The wars and conflicts that Australian Diggers have served include:- World War One, World War Two, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ranwanda, Somalia, East Timor, Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq