Friday, April 24, 2015

The Song for Anzac Day

   Performed by its writer, this song defines the campaign that reflects on the crucible from which modern Australia and New Zealand were formed. Churchill resigned the Admiralty over the failed campaign. World War I unwittingly set the stage for the rest of the century and even more.

   God bless all who perished in the so-called "War to End All Wars", including my great-uncle, Edmond Schollaert, Private, 91st Division, US Army. He is buried not far from where he parents were born, just over the border in Belgium.

http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI_30519#.VTrlXCHBzGc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8YLUZgzEnE

Bob Kerry, wounded Vietnam vet, former US Senator and Governor of Kansas, would sing this from time to time.

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