wow, all these veterans dying. we should learn as much from them as possible, with them having firsthand experience and all. alot of history could be learned from them.
*salutes* he has gone to join his buddies in heaven , he will walk the streets of heaven for he has done his time in hell, with his death only 5 veterns of WW I remain
I read this and while it represented the end of an era and the symbolism of it did not miss me when I listened to the news reports one thing struck me. Like Spoon said I couldn't really feel he was a veteran. He had no direct involvement in the war and hadn't even finished training...I do not wish to belittle the man at all but I can't help but wonder if he really contributed anything at all? Australians get very emotional over these veterans and in a way Gallipoli is one of the few defining moments we have as a nation. It's not surprising we react in such a way then...but perhaps a little more rational thinking could be applied. (( I apologise for the dry and boring nature of my post. I'm finishing an essay for the end of semester; hence I am in that writing mode at the moment. ))
