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Re: ANZAC Day
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:25:49 +1200
ferg wrote:
For our friends "down under", a belated Happy ANZAC Day.
Thanks, but it's not really something you wish a "happy day" for... Although now (at least in NZ) it's a general "remembrance day" for service people who have served, and particularly for those who died, in foreign wars (i.e. all wars involving NZ armed services apart from the "Maori [or Land] Wars"), the actual date is specifically a reminder of the gross stupidity and incompetence of the UK "higher command" who, in planning the clearly ill-informed attack on Gallipoli in WWI, apparently still thought the Charge of The Light Brigade had been a brilliant military manouver likely to pay off if copied... I "lost" (not being born till 40+ years later that's a tad hyperbolic) at least two great-uncles directly as a result. Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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