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** This troper went to Turkey and visited Gallipoli, and got his picture taken standing beside a massive stone tablet with those words on it. Ever since reading them when he was little, he has come to respect armed forces worldwide. |
** This troper went to Turkey and visited Gallipoli, and got his picture taken standing beside a massive stone tablet with those words on it. Ever since reading them when he was little, he has come to respect armed forces worldwide. |
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** Historian John Keegan also notes another tear-jerking fact about Gallipoli: To this day, young Australians still visit the beaches in Turkey where their grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought and often died. They still remember. |
** Historian John Keegan also notes another tear-jerking fact about Gallipoli: To this day, young Australians still visit the beaches in Turkey where their grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought and often died. They still remember. |
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*** We should. At every ANZAC day ceremony, there is a poem that is often read out. |
*** We should. At every ANZAC day ceremony, there is [https://poets.org/poem/fallen a poem] that is often read out. |
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{{quote|Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal |
{{quote|Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal |
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Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, |
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, |