Thursday, April 24, 2008

Congratulations on Anzac Day

I'd like to be the first American to congratulate Australia and New Zealand on this national day, ANZAC Day which has been celebrated since 1916 and this year with even more emphasis due to the locating of the wreck of the HMAS Sydney off Australia's west coast.

ANZAC Day honors the brave soldiers who have served n the two countries' armed forces and also marks the date in 1915 when the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps stormed ashore in the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign to capture Istanbul from the Ottoman Turks. Eight thousand Australians and 2,700 New Zealanders died in the effort.

Again, a Tip of the Hat. --Cooter

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