#anzac2015

7 August 1915 - Gallipoli: At the small, but disastrous, “Battle of the Nek”, Australian casualties include 234 out of the 300 men of the 8th Light Horse Regiment (154 killed) and 138 out of 300 from the 10th (80 killed).

Macedon trees  Lone pine seedling tree planted on ANZAC day in the Macedon Cemetery

Anzac memorial 

Anzac memorial 

Anzac memorial 

On Monday was Anzac Day, it is a national day in New Zealand, Australia and some of the pacific islands. Anzac Day was originally to commemorate Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought against Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli during World War 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day

So I live in the U.S. and I am so confused as to why so many of my Australian friends & followers don’t support Anzac Day? Like I looked it up on wiki and it seems like it’s pretty much our Veterans Day or Labor Day Memorial Day, which EVERYONE celebrates here. Whether that’s for actually celebrating the lives and service of our armed forces or just bc we have school and work off for it… Idk. I mean most of my family and all of the families I know have had someone in the armed forces so why are a lot of Australians like mad? I would think that yeah, maybe they don’t agree with the politics of it all, and I don’t either (in regards to the U.S. in WW1 and after) but wouldn’t they want to celebrate the lives of their people? Idk!!! Inform me pls