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It gives us great confidence that our country is in safe hands if the number of youth who turned up in Maitland is a representation of the rest of the youth of Australia.
One of the mainstays of an army is its esprit-de-corps, that spirit which gives a soldier purpose and the endurance to carry on when others might give up. The so-called Rising Sun badge, worn on the up-turned brim of Australian soldiers’ slouch hats, typifies the Spirit of Anzacs.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.
It was true of anzac day. And our crowd would have been proud to see our club play that way, under that stress when one of our team went down early. Unlikely heroes stood up.
Remember all the men who have died. Remember all the battles fought. Remember all the tears families cried. Remember it was freedom the soldiers brought.
This is a day not of celebration but of national memory. It’s a day when we learn, and learn again, of the horror of purposeless war. It is a day for looking after your mates, cherishing your home, your neighborhood and family…It’s a day for realizing how rare this wonderful country of ours is and how precious it is.
