ANZAC Day
2007-04-24 06:18:12 · 16 answers · asked by Doona 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Warning this day may cause "dizziness, impaired judgement, drowzinees, the spins, the mumps, the sh!ts, the chills, and restlessness, one should not operate heavy machinery on this day, or take with alcohol - in serious cases death has occured, consult your doctor to see if ANZAC is right for you"
2007-04-24 06:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the day set aside for marking and commemorating the sacrifices of those men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom in Australia and New Zealand. The name comes from the original ANZACs of WWI (the Australia New Zealand Army Corps), who landed at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April, 1915.
We Americans would do well to take a moment to remember our fallen antipodean friends and allies. Only one nation has sent troops to fight and sometimes die alongside US troops in every last war the US has fought since 1900. That country is Australia.
Lest we forget.
2007-04-25 16:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by Rick N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I went to Australia and found out this summer. ANZACs were a military branch, right?
2007-04-24 13:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Preston C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. They landed in Gallipoli around this time in 1915 during WW1.
2007-04-24 13:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by Paulie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the equivalent of UK's Remembrance Day, when the fallen of 2 world wars are remembered.
2007-04-24 15:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by jet-set 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the day that Australian and New Zealand commemorate the casualties of the two world wars.
2007-04-24 14:26:17 · answer #6 · answered by alan c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't mean anything to me. But it is the Austrialian and New Zealand Army Corps day.
2007-04-24 13:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
national holiday in Aus and New Z, i know since i lived in Aus for 1 year
2007-04-24 13:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by ~LOZ~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much, but then I'm having a lazy day!
2007-04-24 13:22:36 · answer #9 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like a medicine !!!
2007-04-24 13:22:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋