I can't forget you either mate. Good ta see ya around.
jonathan said
08:53 AM Apr 25, 2015
Dougwe wrote:
Good ta see ya around.
Thanks Doug .. same here mate !
Dougwe said
08:57 AM Apr 25, 2015
I didn't welcome ya cos I already know ya.
Welcome anyway
Back on topic.......I hope the weather gods are being kind to all the morning services and parades around the country. They are here around Port Macquarie.
jonathan said
09:02 AM Apr 25, 2015
Not a cloud in sight .. very calm winds .. perfect !
DMaxer said
09:49 AM Apr 25, 2015
Just off topic for one sec, when do you hope to arrive in Townsville, Doug?
Dougwe said
10:02 AM Apr 25, 2015
In Port Macquarie at the moment and all being equal with the current commitments should be in Townsville mid May DM.
PM if you like DM to keep Jon's thread clear mate.
RodLainie said
12:35 PM Apr 25, 2015
Great day in Gladstone for all
Lest we forget
Phil C said
02:20 PM Apr 25, 2015
Great day for a march.. May we NEVER forget.
RIP Dad, and all my lost mates at Long Tan
DMaxer said
10:19 PM Apr 25, 2015
ANZAC Day has always been a special day in our family. As a young child I remember being taken in to the city to watch my father and uncles march and recall how proud I was of their sacrifices. A few years later, the march seemed to become hijacked by yuppies and their wives and kids all wearing someone' else's medals and parading along as if in some sort of self admiration parade. Common sense then took over and these imposters were punted to the rear of the march and so their interest and attention seeking was diminished and they gave it away. As the 100 year celebration came upon us, every D grade celebrity found some lost relative to become misty eyed about to bolster their own credibility. Just when I thought it could not get any worse, I watched the Gallipoli service and here is our prime minister, the same one that denied the service people of their pay rise, talking it up whilst in the crowd sat people with a beanie on, with ANZAC written on the side, and an Australian flag draped around them, like some football supporter.
I guess I am getting old and cranky but I wish they could just leave the day to the people it belongs to and just stand back and applaud them and allow them the limelight, even if only for a few hours.
tiger5 said
03:05 PM Apr 26, 2015
Had a great day yesterday started at dawn services in Windsor NSW with about 10,000 others then into Sydney for the march with my children & grand kids. Met up with my Tiger mates & they don't look any younger or OLDER :lol: . I have never seen so many people turn out for the march. It made me one proud ex digger, thank you Sydney.
Ontos45 said
12:16 PM Apr 27, 2015
Too crook to march or attend but was at Emu Park RSL in spirit. RIP Dad.
Ontos45 said
12:18 PM Apr 27, 2015
Too crook to march or attend but was at Emu Park RSL in spirit. RIP Dad.
LEST WE FORGET
I can't forget you either mate. Good ta see ya around.
Thanks Doug .. same here mate !
I didn't welcome ya cos I already know ya.
Welcome anyway
Back on topic.......I hope the weather gods are being kind to all the morning services and parades around the country. They are here around Port Macquarie.
Not a cloud in sight .. very calm winds .. perfect !
Just off topic for one sec, when do you hope to arrive in Townsville, Doug?
PM if you like DM to keep Jon's thread clear mate.
Lest we forget
RIP Dad, and all my lost mates at Long Tan
ANZAC Day has always been a special day in our family. As a young child I remember being taken in to the city to watch my father and uncles march and recall how proud I was of their sacrifices. A few years later, the march seemed to become hijacked by yuppies and their wives and kids all wearing someone' else's medals and parading along as if in some sort of self admiration parade. Common sense then took over and these imposters were punted to the rear of the march and so their interest and attention seeking was diminished and they gave it away. As the 100 year celebration came upon us, every D grade celebrity found some lost relative to become misty eyed about to bolster their own credibility. Just when I thought it could not get any worse, I watched the Gallipoli service and here is our prime minister, the same one that denied the service people of their pay rise, talking it up whilst in the crowd sat people with a beanie on, with ANZAC written on the side, and an Australian flag draped around them, like some football supporter.
I guess I am getting old and cranky but I wish they could just leave the day to the people it belongs to and just stand back and applaud them and allow them the limelight, even if only for a few hours.
Too crook to march or attend but was at Emu Park RSL in spirit. RIP Dad.
Too crook to march or attend but was at Emu Park RSL in spirit. RIP Dad.