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Veterans tell of pride in rise in Anzac Day popularity
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by glenajess | April 25, 2009 at 02:53 am
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Anzac Day is a national public holiday in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.
Veterans of Australia’s conflicts have spoken of their immense pride in the growing recognition of Anzac Day, describing recent ceremonies as better attended than those of previous decades.As many as 40,000 people flocked to King’s Park this morning to honour Australia’s military legacy following similar crowds last year, with many more attending services at locations around the state and country.
The Anzac parade attracted a large and enthusiastic crowd of on-lookers while young and old joined in the march to honor their relatives.
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at 14:49 on April 25th, 2009
There are some great photos from the event. Thanks for posting the story for us.
at 16:09 on April 25th, 2009
Great Jeff, thanks for the inclusion of my photographs. Just a note that ANZAC Day is not just used to commemorate those who fought in WWI but all wars. The date marks marks the landing of the ANZACs at Gallipoli.
at 17:19 on April 25th, 2009
Thanks Jeff. It was a great ceremony!!
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at 17:50 on April 25th, 2009
On ANZAC day i was looking for photos to take that would give ANZAC day a true meanng, like a thankyou to the boys who fought for our country. As i missed the dawn service i walsed on down to a park with a ANZAC memorial statue and flowers and letters all around it. It was in maylands and i saw these beautiful letters and rosemary with a piece of paper tied to it saying lest we forget. there isnt no really breaking news but it was that everywhere you go people were cherising their countrie and looked back for what happened in the war. public parks to private parks to homes. people everywhere were dropping flowers and gifts for the souls of the brave ANZACs
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at 18:46 on April 25th, 2009
I went to the ANZAC day dawn service. It was said that there was over 38,000 people there. After the service took place, a majority of the people lined up to enter the shrine and pay their respects by dropping a poppy as they passed through. It was amazing to see just how many people went there every year to remember.
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at 03:01 on April 26th, 2009
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