Lest we forget all the diggers that have given their time and lives to our Country. We all have family or friends connected to our armed forces in some way. Please take the time to not only reflect on the hardships faced by all our great serving men and women but imparticulary the 12th and 40th battalions from Tasmania over the years. I'd also like to ask everyone to raise a glass to Doug Jack (Daves dad) for being such a kind caring person and for the hardships he and his mates faced while being held by the Japanese during the ill fated campaign in Timor 70 years ago.
Heres to Doug and the 2/40th Battalion.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
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.

Well said buzzy. Its hard to imagine what those guys went through.

Yes well said Kaleb..


Bit of wind down this way, hopefully it gets stronger. I'm going to check out the pond around 12pm, went down earlier this morning for a look and it was a bit light and gusty.
Hopefully not to much w in the wind direction though.

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buzzy said...

I'd also like to ask everyone to raise a glass to Doug Jack (Daves dad) for being such a kind caring person and for the hardships he and his mates faced while being held by the Japanese during the ill fated campaign in Timor 70 years ago.
Heres to Doug and the 2/40th Battalion.

I met Doug about 3 weeks ago, he told me his story, his battalion was captured in Timor in the 2nd year of the war and was sent to a prison camp in I think in Thailand, he is a legend well into his 90's but looks about 80.
Hard to believe he sired Dave Jacks whose only claim to fame is breaking his leg off a 1 inch wave on Lauderdale front beach