Woolworths cancels ANZAC day, page-47

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    Ok, ANZAC day is a day of remembrance, not celebration. But, when you go to places and see artifacts of Oz soldiers in WW1 - you see a multitude of artifacts that celebrate the individuals. To me, it's like when one has a funeral. We see their life stories a little, we see their notes and memories, their pictures.
    I might be wrong, but it seems like celebrating them to me, their lives, their bravery in many cases, their honour in some.

    As to why we have a pubic holiday - as far as I know it's to commemorate their sacrifice.

    But that takes me to Vietnam and Long Tan day - why not the same? We went, many were forced to, we fought, we died, we won. They sacrificed.

    Is there a difference?
 
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