1. Who said, Ah yes, but if you wave they’ll wave back. and to what was he replying?
2. Whose autobiography is titled Adolf Hitler:My Part In His Downfall?
3. It’s guerre in Frnech, guerra in Italian and Spanish and whawhai in Maori, what is it in English?
4. In which country are Flanders Fields?
5. How will you mark Anzac Day?
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1) General Freyberg, to a British general who commented that the Kiwi soldiers didn’t salute very often.
2) Spike Milligan
3) War
4) Belgium
5) Going to the local ANZAC parade, then off to the cemetary to lay poppies on the graves of my family members who served. Sometime during the day, I’ll probably sing my songs about WW1 (sorry, no youtube videos this time – currently under production)
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(1) Freyberg to Montgomery on why New Zealand Soldiers didn’t salute him – someone, I forget who, asked this on a TQ not so long ago. I didn’t know it that day (though I did associate it with Montgomery)
(2) Spike Milligan
(3) War
(4) The Dutch (or Flemish) speaking part of Belgium
(5) Somber reflection
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Sadly “the War to end all wars” that started 100 years ago failed to do so and we are repeating exactly the same mistakes, well not us, we’re all just pawns, today.
Exceptionally stupid men filled with hubris making stupid decisions as their empires fade.
Exhibit “I think we’re going to lose eastern Ukraine if we continue as we are, and I think it’s going to be a geopolitical disaster if that occurs,” Senator Bob Corker (R) Tennessee.
I don’t know about you but I never realized before the “Eastern Ukraine” was in Tennessee.
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1-4 done
5) Dawn parade – without fail.
It is fair to say that I consider contemplation to be the most important ‘mark’ of the day. And usually it fills my mind for a good chunk of it. It’s not unusual for an old grizz like me to shed a private tear reflecting on the hardships, those lost and those left behind.
My mind often takes me to the contemplating of the sufferings of war. The causalities of military and non military. The last moments of dying suffering soldiers. For me it is always a painful experience, a self imposed exercise in humility, and remembrance.
People have told me we should celebrate the freedoms that the soldiers battled for, not dwell on the painful loss of humanity. But I always argue, I do that every other day.
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1. General Freyberg to General Montgomery, who was complaining that New Zealand Forces didn’t salute enough.
2. Spike Milligan of Goon fame
3. War
4. I think of them as being in Belgium although I believe they may straddle the border into France a bit.
5. In bed but I plead forgiveness. I am getting over an operation.
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1 to 4 no argument..
My son wears the uniform and happens to be home after Wanaka warbirds so we may join him at the dawn service. At least the weather is predicted to improve at loooong last.
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1 to 4…my answers are the same as everyone else’s.
5. Working as usual, but I don’t ignore it. Haunting second-hand book stores for a copy of “The Guns of August.”
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1. General Bernard Freyberg in response to Field Marshall Montgomery’s comment that none of Freyberg’s NZ troops saluted him
2. Terence Alan (Spike) Milligan, born in a military hospital in Ahmednagar India. The Hitler book was the first in his series of war memoirs. Next was “Rommel? Gunner Who?”, third “Monty, his part in my victory” and fourth “Mussolini, His part in my Downfall”. A belated fifth volume appeared 6 years after “Mussolini” titled “Where have all the Bullets Gone?” which covered the end of his war and was written as Spike said “In response to pressing demand from the Inland Revenue”.His earliest show biz experiences before and after the war was as a trumpeter (and part time singer) in various jazz bands in England. During his writing days for ALS he had a sign that he sometimes hung on his door “Do not disturb, I’m disturbed enough already”.
The main writer for what would have to be the greatest radio comedy program of all time “The Goons” he also had many great quotes “It’s a small world, but I wouldn’t want to have to paint it” and “We haven’t got a plan so nothing can go wrong”.
3. War.
4. Belgium
5. Dawn parade at the Domain and then the morning service at Titirangi RSA with my daughters.
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