On this A.N.Z.A.C. Day, my wife and I are thinking of all
the courageous troops who endured so much in 1915 on the
beaches and in the rugged hills of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
As we pause to reflect on the sacrifice of the Armed
Services personnel of Australia and New Zealand in two World
Wars, and in other conflicts and peacekeeping operations,
our thoughts will also be with those communities around the
world who are being torn apart by violence and conflict, and
those who are fighting for freedom in the face of
oppression.
In 1916, one year after the Gallipoli
landings, my great-grandfather, King George V, wrote of the
first A.N.Z.A.C.s, “They gave their lives for a supreme
cause in gallant comradeship.” One hundred and six years
later, gallant comradeship remains a defining mark of the
uniformed men and women of New Zealand and
Australia.
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