Anzac Day

[Ian Fawbert]

As a "youth of today" (im 22) i remember those before me with great admiration for what they had/have done. Seeing bums like those sleeping amongst the graves of those who died is quite disturbing. No matter how drunk or tied you are i know i could can find somewhere better to sleep than there. And the rubbish left behind is even worse - surely the turks put out bins for them?

Ive marched in the parade down geroge street in a marching band proudly wearing the medals of my "uncle" Les Sheridan, a ww2 tank commander and also my "uncle" Lindsay Olling, killed in france after surviving gallipoli. It is an amazing feeling. I get sad thinking of what they and others went through for me/us now, and to see people "disrespecting" it by treating gallipoli that way is just plain rude.

Some will never realise, hopefully many will and it wont happen again next year.

Cheers,
Ian.

Lest we forget.