"Lest We Forget"...............Thank you.Well Done.

Never forgotten and thanks

yep, never forgotten! and never should be. thanks from all us as well

Nearly one hundred years since the war to end all wars began. We must never forget that war and the later ones. All were terrible in their own way. I will never forget the old Diggers I used to see with all the breathing problems in the Repatriation hospital at Heidelberg here in Vic. It was a priviledge to have helped them a little bit. Rest easy Old Boys!

Terro

**LEST WE FORGET**

Dave

LEST WE FORGET

Just holding Grandads medals, he was one of the lucky ones to come home.

Guru, Ma and I will be remembering at the Cairns RSL. No one should ever forget what it costs to be free.

Lest We Forget.

I had my Grandfathers medals and bits and pieces framed.. He was in WW1...1st Light Horse NSW



Dave

LEST WE FORGET

"LEST WE FORGET"

Smokeydk wrote:

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I had my Grandfathers medals and bits and pieces framed.. He was in WW1...1st Light Horse NSW



Dave

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Thats a very touching display. Makes me proud to associate with this crowd....

 

                                         "Lest We Forget"

Thank you to those who served and the way they served.!!

My Grand-father........came home........dieing at age of 70.....in 1963.....my Uncle died in WW2.........on the last day of fighting in Middle East...2nd Nov 1942....Milo Basil.....it make's Me proud to be an Aussie Dave

Forget?

Never.

Not ever.

On the topic of medals Grandson wants to march next Anzac Day. He comes to the War Vets home with me on visits as "My Assistant" and at the tender age of 8 has made some remarkable observations.
I'm thinking of getting him copies of his Great great, great and grandfathers (mine) medals to wear on his right breast. Not sure if that would be to pretentious or ostentatious.

Basil.......I'm not sure what the term is.......but Rosie (my partner) grandsons wear her fathers medals .while they hold banners ...while marching as Air cadets Anzac Day..but they cant wear them while on show as "colour guard"..is that the term...when they hold rifles around monument....all night visual.. Dave

I listened a little to the abc radio news last night and couldnt help hearing one of the old fellers saying how he loved to see the youngsters standing and marching proud with their own home made medals I'm not saying anything at all here except my thoughts on the matter, but what I can understand was that the folks who gave their lives were living breathing young aussies who like the youngsters of today, loved life, enjoyed a drink and loved companionship we salute their courage and dedication and honour their memory but sometimes forget the everyday human side of a young life taken too early if it was me (and I thank god it wasnt ) but if it was I would not find any umbridge at all to be had at the sight of a proud little man or little girl wanting to honour the memorys of our fallen in their own way I personally see nothing wrong with the young feller wearing a little bit of ribbon and brass in memory of those who gave so much on anzac Day I take our "special" kids to the do that we put on for our returned, all of them make ribbons and things out of bottle caps and gear, some looks quite good, our old fellers get a kick out of saluting and carrying on, our kids are thrilled it's about interaction and pleasures shared as much as memories retained, the main thing is that we DO remember!!!! our fallen were young and full of life, they would be glad to see it! anyway I'll shut up. not up to me to say whether he should or should not, all up to our servicemen and women!

Smokeydk wrote:

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Basil.......I'm not sure what the term is.......but Rosie (my partner) grandsons wear her fathers medals .while they hold banners ...while marching as Air cadets Anzac Day..but they cant wear them while on show as "colour guard"..is that the term...when they hold rifles around monument....all night visual..

Dave

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I'm not a retired RSM but I'd say the reason they can wear medals when they march is because they are not on Duty, but they are on Duty guarding the monument and could not wear any awards they did not earn. The medals of another recipient can only be worn by a descendant and the person who owned the medals has to be dead so my grandson could only wear his great great grandfathers as his grand father and great grandfather are still alive.... It's a cataflaque gaurd I think guarding the monument, very "prestigious" role to get.

 

I have no idea what the protocol is, but no doubt you will find outand observe it. If the little man wants to wear the medals and show the pride that he has for his family that gave so much, then you let him Basil................simple as that.!! Well done for instilling that sense of pride and interest in him to make him want to wear them. There are too many out there nowadays who don't give a hoot. A lot of them is because they have never learnt anything about those times from family.

From my observations, the descendants of returned servicemen can wear the medals on their right lapel/breast during the march etc. The RSL would have a policy, so anyone who wants to get the correct procedure should probably go through the official connections to get the protocol correct.

Just my 2 bobs worth. The descendants of any returned soldier & especially the descendants of the soldiers who did not return, have earnt the keys to this country & may do anything that honours their memory.

absolutely Biggles, couldnt put it better myself! honor the memory down through the generations