tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post4450469313125666881..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: In MemoriamWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-63788497763169708472010-11-15T02:39:38.889-06:002010-11-15T02:39:38.889-06:00I think it is worth recalling that our Greatest P...I think it is worth recalling that our Greatest Prime Minister John Curtin looked to amercia when the Japanese were invading .And in WW1<br />Australia had a volunteer army of 323000 -the only non conscript army of any of the combatants-,approximately 68000 lie buried in Foreign fields, another 165000 were injured, some permanently disabled. I recall nursing an old man and he said to me "you call yourself a Christian" I said yes,he said 'hw can you I saw rats eating corpses in No mans land at Fromelles" That was a great disaster and this year 400 Allied soldiers from that Battle-150 English and 250 Australians were identified and reburied in Blessed ground and their identities were known thanks to forensics<br />Thanks to the Yanks who were over paid,over sexed and over here-to quote Old WW2 Aussie soldiers,<br />thanks to the ANZACS.<br />LEST WE FORGETMatthiasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-15931888249536520372010-11-12T09:19:19.050-06:002010-11-12T09:19:19.050-06:00I heard Michael Savage read the poem on the radio ...I heard Michael Savage read the poem on the radio last night. Very moving, indeed. Thanks for posting, my friend.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350908137437557142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-25373500511427492902010-11-11T21:53:25.974-06:002010-11-11T21:53:25.974-06:00What a blessing people like your father and brothe...What a blessing people like your father and brothers are to the rest of us. Thanks for this special post, Pastor.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876814266362066416noreply@blogger.com