MAY 2017
Vol 235
ANZAC Dawn Service – Las Vegas Style
All praise to the Gencom team for gathering the willing and able for a time of remembrance in a foreign land. Keith Bremner has to be given the most credit for planning the event bearing in mind that the core concept was that, being 10,000 miles in the wrong direction, in the middle of the madness that is NAB, it would be very easy to let ANZAC day go by without a thought; and that would be unfortunate. We were fortunate that Gencom were keen to provide an environment where everyone could take a bit of time out to pay respects, raise a glass, and share the moment with others of a like mind. In Keith’s words … “So there we were, on the wrong side of the planet, at a trade show, on ANZAC day. But, we weren’t going to let that go unnoticed, not recognised, under the radar. ANZAC is that special day of remembrance that we need to have; to stop, to recollect on a time in history that has put us where we are today. ANZAC is a day where we should be ( normally would have been ) back at home with family, up at dawn, down at the local RSA, followed by a jar in the air, and then put down … and then look … up in the air again … the flyover … I like old planes. Actually it doesn’t matter where you are I guess, as long as you can find some Kiwis, and Ozzies, get together and take a moment to reflect on those times of horrible war, and the efforts and effects on those brave countrymen and women who fought for ours and their freedom. For those who could be with us, for a brief time out, to pay respect, and wear those red flowers proudly, thanks for coming and sharing that moment with us.” They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. We will remember them.