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Old 26th Apr 2005, 01:46
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It was Winston Churchill who was First Lord of the Admiralty. Gallipoli was his flawed obsession with the Dardanelles.

Schoolchildren need to know why we were at Gallipoli. Wars have not always been for the freedom of future generations. History has repeated. Where is open to debate.

And that is what I found remarkable about the place. How brave to go over the trenches with a rifle & bayonnet ( not loaded ) against machine guns. Knowing the futility of it, certain death at places like the Nek & Lone Pine, with or without the comfort of religion, side by side with your mates. A near suicide of our young nation became ANZAC.

Chunuk Bair is as moving too. With respect for our New Zealand neighbours.
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