Both Australia and New Zealand remember our soldiers on the 25th April. Much like others remember theirs on the 11th November.
ANZAC stands for "Australian and New Zealand Army Corps" and remembers the loss of life, and the bravery of our soldiers at a particularly nasty battle in Gallipoli, Turkey in the First World War. We now use that day to remember all of our soldiers from all wars.
Incidently, soldiers from Turkey and Australia now have built a relationship through this. The soldiers from that time on both sides respected each other.
"April 25 is not just about commemorating a disastrously managed landing by raw Australian recruits on the coast of Turkey. And it is not about glorifying war. It is, rather, about reflecting on the spirit of Anzac that lives on and inspires Australians. Diggers and Turkish soldiers sharing rations between trenches in 1915 exemplified this humanity, which has engendered a close relationship between Australians and Turkish people. More than 86,000 Turks died at Gallipoli, yet Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish commander and founder of modern Turkey, pledged that the Australians who died at Anzac Cove would lie there in honour. It remains, quite simply, the one day of the year."
The Australian newspaper, Editorial, April 25th 2006
http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/..._tradition.htm
My point: is there some way that All Nurses could commemorate this with us? Perhaps by putting something in the heading like you do for other auspicious occasions?
Jay
The following member says Thank You:
Would you like to comment?
