The Band Played Waltzing Matilda-Eric Bogle

Ken Burch

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The Band Played Waltzing Matilda-Eric Bogle

Edited on Sun May-24-09 08:50 PM by Ken Burch

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For Memorial Day (ANZAC DAY as it's called in Australia and New Zealand, or Remembrance Day as it's known in Canada and the UK.

This was written about the ANZAC(Australian and New Zealand) troops who died in the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I, the first major overseas battle involving these forces.

The battle was such a hideous disasater, Winston Churchill, then First Sea Lord in the wartime British cabinet(the equivalent to our Secretary of the Navy)had to resign in disgrace.

This is for all soldiers who died due to the arrogance and stupidity of their superiors.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Sun May-24-09 09:40 PM
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1. The old lie

dulce et decorum est
pro patria mori

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provis99

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Sun May-24-09 10:55 PM
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2. I always liked the song Green Fields of France

beautiful song about the stupidity of war. too bad it got adopted by the Neo-Nazi movement.

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MrModerate

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Tue May-26-09 01:59 AM
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6. Also an Eric Bogle song . . .

How (and under what circumstances) did it get hijacked? Given the lyrics ("or was it slow and obscene") I'd think that'd be impossible.

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ljm2002

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Mon May-25-09 01:00 AM
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3. A wonderful song...

...and perfect for Memorial Day. Thanks for posting.

K & R

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sandyd921

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Mon May-25-09 05:07 PM
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4. Thanks for posting this on Memorial Day.

This is a day on which we should be reflecting on the futility and enormous human toll of war not the glory of it. Sadly this is a lesson that humanity has not yet learned.

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mikita

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Mon May-25-09 06:10 PM
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5. Thanks K&R

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