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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 • Issue 030
lue Mountains residents will stop and reflect today as ANZAC Day is commemorated across the country. From the solemn moods at Dawn Services to the party atmosphere of two-up later today, remembering those who fought and died for Australia will be at the forefront of people’s minds. Big crowds were being anticipated at Dawn Services throughout the Blue Mountains.
ANZAC Day is a national public holiday of remembrance each year as it marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC Day commemorations were first held on April 25, 1916, with the day becoming a national day of commemoration in the 1920s for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war.
With the coming of the Second World War, ANZAC Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war with the meaning of ANZAC Day today including the remembrance of all Australians killed in military operations. The men and women who are currently serving are also recognised. Probably one of the more known traditions on ANZAC Day is the playing of ‘The Last Post’
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– a bugle call in military tradition that marks the phases of the day. It is during ‘The Last Post’ that people bow their heads for one minute of silence to respect and remember those who have died during their military service. Another well-known formality during the Dawn Service is the reading of The Ode that ends in ‘we will remember them’. Lest We Forget.
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