ANZAC Day

[Kelburn]

With permission from the administrators of course, I had the idea that we should maybe not do any posting between o'clock and five minutes past between 5:00 and 11:00 (times can be changed but around that sounds good to me), tomorrow to honor those who fought in WWII and lost their lives (that'd be 95 minutes without posting)
So what do you say.

[Bingobob]

Well for a start you need to remeber what ANZAC day is really about.

What is ANZAC Day?

ANZAC Day - 25 April - is probably Australia and New Zealands most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they soon took in that name endures to this day.

Thats the 1st World War not the second a minor point.

Secondly we are a global based forum and New Zealand and Australia spans 5 of those time zones. It would be hard to say to someone in say the USA or England not to post at such a time.

You will be honouring those who fought and died by attending a Dawn Service for them.

[Jimmy]

Secondly we are a global based forum and New Zealand and Australia spans 5 of those time zones. It would be hard to say to someone in say the USA or England not to post at such a time.

I agree, if you want to "honor" these "heros" then go out to the services they have, not have an entire fourm closed

Theres better ways to comemorate such things Kelburn

James

[JonARNZ]

With permission from the administrators of course, I had the idea that we should maybe not do any posting between o'clock and five minutes past between 5:00 and 11:00 (times can be changed but around that sounds good to me), tomorrow to honor those who fought in WWII and lost their lives (that'd be 95 minutes without posting)
So what do you say.

Good initiative Kelburn, I think its great younger people are thinking like this given none of us can releate to events of those times, but all of us can be grateful to those who fought and died.

Good suggestion, regardless of what happenes on the forum.

[ardypilot]

Asking people to stop posting may be either misconstrued or misunderstood, and we don't want anyone to feel embarrassed or ashamed for accidentally posting at the wrong time.

It was a decent idea though, so I have drawn up a new banner for the day, featuring the Auckland War Memorial museum as seen in REAL NZ Auckland (fs2004).

In real life, it was built as a memorial to the 12,000 people from the Auckland province who died in the first and second world wars. Each autumn the Museum remembers the great sacrifices made by these people, people who did their best for others "â€￾ and for their children's future. Every year, Auckland War Memorial Museum, the RSA and Auckland City Council mark ANZAC day with a series of services and commemorative events with a dawn service outside in the domain to commemorate the day.

I know this does not reflect the ANZAC spirit from right across the country, but as NZFF Founder I thought it would be appropriate as it is linked to flight simulator.

[Ian Warren]

Kelburn , Great thought !

Trolly , Great Banner !

For all who don't understand the day , Tomorrow morning

[towerguy]

The banner is superb - well done and thank you.

[scon]

Yep great banner trolly, Cheers

lest we forget

[JonARNZ]

Yeah good banner

[chopper_nut]

Just got back from dawn service, its interesting that WW2, Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam often go without a mention, things have improved at the dawn services but still in a lot of other media, its about Gallipoli and nothing else.

[Bingobob]

Just got back from dawn service, its interesting that WW2, Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam often go without a mention, things have improved at the dawn services but still in a lot of other media, its about Gallipoli and nothing else.

chopper_nut, If tou looked at my post you would have seen a indictaion of why that is. Research the History and you will understand Gallipoli and ANZAC day and what happened at ANZAC cove.
In Europe Remeberance day is 11th November at 11am marking the end of Hostilitys at the end of the First World war. The first world war is remembered because it was the first War that involved many nations.
Yes it is about Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand because thats when we suffered our biggest casualties of a European War.

[ZK-KAG]

Nice work Trolly!

[chopper_nut]

Just got back from dawn service, its interesting that WW2, Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam often go without a mention, things have improved at the dawn services but still in a lot of other media, its about Gallipoli and nothing else.

chopper_nut, If tou looked at my post you would have seen a indictaion of why that is. Research the History and you will understand Gallipoli and ANZAC day and what happened at ANZAC cove.
In Europe Remeberance day is 11th November at 11am marking the end of Hostilitys at the end of the First World war. The first world war is remembered because it was the first War that involved many nations.
Yes it is about Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand because thats when we suffered our biggest casualties of a European War.

I think that ANZAC day should cover more than just Gallipolli though, in Vietnam, New Zealand and Aussie forces combined to form ANZAC battalions. 6RAR and Whisky 3 Coy combined to make an ANZAC batt etc. I agree that the first incarnation of ANZAC was on the beaches of Gallipolli in 1915 but it shouldnt be the only incarnation. There are more vets from the conflicts after WW2 now, its time to give them more recognition. Vietnam vets were forgotten by the country when they returned home. Australia and America both have memorials dedicated to their Vietnam vets, yet New Zealand doesnt. Our soldiers are well respected by other nations that took part and also by the former Vietnamese soldiers.

[Bingobob]

A controversial subject but where do you stop? The main focus of ANZAC and Remberance Sunday in Europe is World War I, yet during that service we remember all those lost in conflict.

Differance between us and Europe is we get a Day off on Anzac Day.
In the UK there will be a few more memorial services for the 25th Anniversery of the Falklands War. The biggest mobilisation of Royal Navy Ships since world war II that sailed half way around the world to free 250 people on the remote Falkland Islands from a invading Argentine force.
I had a cousin who was killed on the Sir Galahad when it was strafed by Mirage Fighters he was a New Zealander although held British Citizenship.
Might seem a trivial conflict to most but the outcome could have been very differant if the US had intervend as it was relations were strained by the incident. Maggie Thatcher PMs stand on the invading Argentine Army came pretty close to any US Warship sent to the area coming under fire by the Royal Navy.

Over 250 British and three times that many Argentines died and over 11,000 Argentines surrendered. That was just a small conflict.