Watching the Anzac march in Peel St, watching the men and women who sacrificed so much to make sure our way of life is sustained, made me swell with pride.
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The survivor numbers from the first two world wars are dwindling fast, so it is so important that we can show our gratitude now.
We who do not know of the horrors of war can only imagine what these people went through and it is while remembering that we pray that they are never experienced again.
We, as Australians, must be forever in the debt of these brave people, but it appears that we have some people in our society who do not believe this.
It sickened me to hear that the student body at the Monash University in Melbourne attempted to have the Anzac Day celebrations boycotted, stating that they were a celebration of murder, with members of the far left describing the day as a remembrance of murder.
These same people are the ones refusing to believe that there is a problem with the IS movement, refusing to believe that this very movement is under the religion of Islam.
It saddens me that a body of youth in an Australian university can promote and encourage this train of thought.
Do they not realise if it wasn’t for these people who put their life on the line for us, there is a great possibility there would not be a choice in this country for education, freedom and our way of life.
I have no doubt that if these people were faced with the horror of war they would do what all cowards do, run and hide and expect to be protected by the very ones that they mock.
The celebration of the Anzacs is one of great necessity, and the last line of The Ode says it all – Lest we forget – because if we do, God forbid it could all happen again.
Mark Hamlin
Tamworth