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  1. Apr 24 2012, 01:32 PM #1
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    Roll of Honour in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra - The wall has the names of every serviceman who died on active service in all of Australia's wars. It has almost 103 000 names.

    "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."

    - Ataturk

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  2. Apr 24 2012, 03:09 PM #2
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    We owe them an unpayable debt.
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    stupid stupid stupid wars, so many lifes lost!
    Innocent lifes, and not only soldiers, but all those civilians, who cannot run or hide.
    We own those diggers big times, but we also own the other side....if we only at times say no!
    Haven't met s single Turk who didn't love Ataturk. A very remarkable statement he made!
    In hindsight, no war can be won, only lost....
    Lest we forget!
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    Maybe its time to have a really hard look at who creates these wars where innocent people die.
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    May there souls rest in peace. May whatever god they believe in look after their souls.
    "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it."- American Philosopher George Santayana
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    May they be remembered and honored by those they lost their lives to protect.
    Vox clamanto in deserto.

    “There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own good. There are only individual people, different individual people, with their own individual lives. Using one of these people for the benefit of others, uses him and benefits the others. Nothing more.” Robert Nozick
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    Quote Originally Posted by culldav View Post
    Maybe its time to have a really hard look at who creates these wars where innocent people die.
    Well from what i have found on the internet there hasn't been a war that wasn't sponsored by a Rockerfella, Rothchild, Morgan etc etc for a few hundred years now.

    Yes all that death and destruction because of some greedy bankers.

    Ofcourse we are told thats its freedom and democracy that we are fighting for.

    Still lest we forget those that gave their lives in war even if they didn't really know why and for who they where fighting for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dumbanddumber View Post
    Well from what i have found on the internet there hasn't been a war that wasn't sponsored by a Rockerfella, Rothchild, Morgan etc etc for a few hundred years now.

    Yes all that death and destruction because of some greedy bankers.

    Ofcourse we are told thats its freedom and democracy that we are fighting for.

    Still lest we forget those that gave their lives in war even if they didn't really know why and for who they where fighting for.



    Yes, I agree. I also feel the "blind sheep mentality" of the military is definately PAST its used by date.
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    Lest we forget

    More than anything else this one day unites two countries - Australia and New Zealand

    It has been said we are the only countries in the world that celebrate a major defeat

    I have no problem with that idea as it carries with it the knowledge that in war there is always those who will suffer. War itself should never be celebrated but the cost and suffering should and always will be remembered

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    Lest we forget

    More than anything else this one day unites two countries - Australia and New Zealand

    It has been said we are the only countries in the world that celebrate a major defeat

    I have no problem with that idea as it carries with it the knowledge that in war there is always those who will suffer. War itself should never be celebrated but the cost and suffering should and always will be remembered

    Lest we forget
    The internet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhoea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind- boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it.
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