I might be late by a day, with that International Dateline thing, but best wishes to our Australian brothers and sisters on ANZAC Day, 2024. God bless the souls of the fallen.
Gregory has a nice roundup of photos.
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I might be late by a day, with that International Dateline thing, but best wishes to our Australian brothers and sisters on ANZAC Day, 2024. God bless the souls of the fallen.
Gregory has a nice roundup of photos.
Yes, it was yesterday but thanks. My town got the usual flyover from the RAAF base. One of my friends is mayor of a Sydney district and I just complimented him on the respectful speeches he gave at various war memorials in his area, at 5am under a full moon! 'Dawn service' is our thing, does anyone else do that?
ReplyDelete5am Dawn Service honouring our veterans makes it harder for the protesters for one thing.
ReplyDeleteBut apparently it was carried on from the pre-dawn 'stand-to' bugle call.
Thanks Paco. Anzac Day is a big thing as you know down this way. Probably the most important public holiday for most Australians for reasons that trancend the military history component.
ReplyDeleteNo dawn service for me this year Bruce. I had a full knee replacement 2 weeks ago and I am still hobbling too much and can't drive.I have come to understand what cabin fever is. That full moon would have added to the occasion.
That was me forgot to sign again
ReplyDeleteWishes for a speedy recovery, Mick! Hopefully the pain will be worth it. You might find American comic Bill Engvall's knee surgery experience funny.
DeleteAs for ANZAC Day, this year your observance was in spirit, but next year you'll be standing tall.
Thanks Deborah. I had a great laugh over that video and it mirrored my experience almost exactly. Only difference was the young female nurse bought an even younger male nurse who looked about 12 years old to "instruct him on catheter removal" !!!
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Shrinkage and Inverted.
Thanks for the laughs.
My wife's had three knee replacements Mick! First one healed fine but 2nd knee she didn't do enough physio and the leg froze bent, scar tissue holding the knee bent. So they did it again, eventually, after a year.
ReplyDeleteJust FYI - don't neglect exercising like we did in the early weeks before the tissue grows back. We wish someone had warned us.
Hey Bruce, I was on the little pedal machine as I read your post. Thanks for the tip.
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ReplyDeleteOn Ace's sidebar is a link that says "Just asking questions" with a map that shows the US and Australia might be more than just friends. IYKWIMAITTYD.
It looks a good fit Veeshir. Do you think Australia went through the Panama Canal or round the long way to get into the Pacific
ReplyDeleteMick, prolly round the Horn.
ReplyDeletePrayers and best wishes as we raise a glass in observance of ANZAC Day. God bless all!
ReplyDeleteIt's really me. For some unknown reason, my screen name didn't register.
DeleteBest wishes to you for a speedy recovery, Mick. Hope the missus is doing better, Bruce.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sentiments, and the extra traffic, Paco.
ReplyDeleteFor the hardcore historians here at Paco Enterprises, I will confess to greatly simplifying the history of the 10th Light Horse. Reciting the assorted disbandings and reformations and redesignations, I feared, would look as convoluted as the family tree of European royalty.
https://www.lighthorse.org.au/10th-light-horse-regiment/ provides a fuller story of the Regiment's changes.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U51044 is a brief history of its service in WW1.
Belated Happy Anzac Day to our Australian cousins. As long as we can still celebrate our national holidays and our heroes, we're good.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I had a knee replaced a little over four years ago. There was a lot of pain, but I powered through it, thanks to Mr. H's nagging (how I miss him), and I did the exercises and walked my dog every day. It doesn't bother me now except when the weather changes (it aches a little), and it still clicks when I walk, but I've had so many things removed or replaced I figure the coroner will have a heyday if they do an autopsy on me.
ReplyDeleteI'm 63 and so far knee replacements aren't even on my horizon.
ReplyDeleteTeeth are my problem. Got a full extraction last year, root and all, in preparation for an implant.
It turns out that my dentist did me a favour when she insisted I start wearing a night splint to reduce damage from grinding. The splint helps keep the teeth in place, so I can wait a while for the implant. My piggy bank is heaving huge sighs of relief.
Don't forget our New Zealand brothers and sisters as they are the NZ in ANZAC. Thanks for the post Paco. Lest we forget.
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