[Powderworks] The Last Of The Diggers
Luke Blackbourn
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Fri, 17 May 2002 17:07:33 +1000
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<P>For those interested in this story, this url is rather poignant. </P>
<P><A href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/16/1021544051006.html">http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/16/1021544051006.html</A></P>
<P>as well as this quote from the commander of the Turkish forces at Gallipoli.</P>
<P><EM>Those heroes that shed their blood<BR> and lost their lives...<BR> You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country,<BR> therefore rest in peace.<BR> There is no difference between the Jonnies<BR> and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side.<BR> Here in this country of ours...<BR> You, the mothers, <BR> who sent their sons from far away countries<BR> wipe away your tears.<BR> Your sons are now lying in our bosom<BR> and are in peace.<BR> After having lost their lives on this land they have <BR> become our sons as well."<BR><BR> Mustafa Kemal ATATURK<BR><BR> ANZAC Memorial, 1934.<BR></EM><BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: lord aufbau <LORDAUFBAU@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Powderworks] NMOC: The Last Of The Diggers
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 19:44:25 -0700 (PDT)
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<DIV></DIV>>Thanks for the post.
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<DIV></DIV>>"The Last of the Diggers" has really touched me ever
<DIV></DIV>>since I first listened to it. I spent the better part
<DIV></DIV>>of the last ten years working in a Veterans
<DIV></DIV>>Administration Hospital here in the U.S. When I
<DIV></DIV>>started I saw WWI veterans with some frequency, at
<DIV></DIV>>least several a month. I saw fewer and fewer of them
<DIV></DIV>>as the time went by, most of the ones I did see had
<DIV></DIV>>lied about their age to get into the military early.
<DIV></DIV>>During my last year working at the hospital, about 2
<DIV></DIV>>years ago now, I didn't see a single WWI veteran
<DIV></DIV>>during the entire year. I literally, at least on a
<DIV></DIV>>small scale, had watched a generation pass before my
<DIV></DIV>>eyes.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I guess popular awareness of WWI is much greater in
<DIV></DIV>>Australia than here in the US as the Australians where
<DIV></DIV>>much more actively involved for the greater portion of
<DIV></DIV>>the war, but in any event you have to hand it to the
<DIV></DIV>>Oils for recognizing and actually writing songs about
<DIV></DIV>>this tragic period. Hopefully the lessons learned
<DIV></DIV>>will not be forgotten.
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<DIV></DIV>>Brett
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<DIV></DIV>>--- Jeff and Jane Scott <JSCOTT@IINET.NET.AU>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> > Alec Campbell, the last remaining Gallipoli veteran,
<DIV></DIV>> > died today.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > This marks the passing of an era for Australians.
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<DIV></DIV>> > These should not be forgotten years.
<DIV></DIV>> >
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