U.S. Marines Observe ANZAC Day in Australia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2017
- Credit: Cpl. Nathaniel Cray | Date Taken: 04/25/2017
DARWIN, Australia -- Australian Defence Force and U.S. Marine service members speak about the significance of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day, April 25, 2017. ANZAC Day is observed on April 25th and is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates their countrymen who served and gave all at Gallipoli against the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
Fun fact: America's first combat experience in WW1 was under Australian command.
The USMC have a long association with Australia. The 1st Marine Division have the Southern Cross on their patch and Waltzing Matilda is their marching song.
Its wonderful to see a US Marine honoring our soldiers..
It's not just to commemorate the Gallipoli Landings as this guy said. The date marks the Gallipoli Landings as the first significant action the Aussies fought in WW1, but it is the day that commemorates all Australian servicemen and women who have fought in all wars in the service of Australia, from the 2nd Boer War of 1899-1902, WW1, WW2, Malayan Emergency, Korea, Indonesian Confrontation, Vietnam, Peacekeeping operations in Rwanda, Somalia, East Timor, to those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, and other operations around the world. Anzac Day also remembers the >100,000 Australians who have been killed in those wars in the last 118 years under the Australian flag.
The fact that ANZAC day was cancelled last year is one of the worst things the government has ever done to this country
We’re also the only foreign nation the US navy has named ships after. The USS Canberra.
To the us marines it's an honour that the Australian army trains with you
The US and Aus military, two of the most balls to the all’s countries
True story, the Marines on Guadalcanal when they went to Austraila for rest and refit were wearing Autralian P-37 Uniforms with US patches sewn on during the award ceremonies because Dress Blues dont go to war. John Basilone recieving his Medal of Honor is in an Australian pattern uniform. I noticed in the show the Pacific then went and found every photo I could from that time to confirm.
Lest we forget
It's means a lot to see Americans honouring Anzac Day in Australia.
ANZAC Day is about celebrating and remembering all those who have sacrificed for Australia & New Zealand not just those who died but all who served. It started with Gallipoli but has come to represent all servicemen & Women who have served
US Military...respect
Proud to be an Canadian Australian and the Canadian Royal Newfoundland Regiment fought in the Gallipoli campaign and 49 Canadian lost their lives.
Australia has fought with america in every conflict we’ve been in for the past 100 years. True brothers in arms!
actually touching, good man
My Great-Grandfather (Sgt. Hugh Cummins) was part of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade to liberate Beersheeba on 31st October, 1917. He took a bullet to his knee but saw out the campaign - returned to Australia and retired a highly decorated soldier at the end of WW1. He never wore his medals, never marched in an ANZAC Day parade and always denounced war as a racket perpetuated by weak-willed men in Public Office at the behest of their industrialist/corporatist overlords. He died in the mid-1970s from a fragment of that bullet he took to his knee that continued to float around in his system until it caused him a massive stroke.
to all our american friends you guys are a bit wierd but we appreciate you
Greatest respect to honour another country's military service.
:'-( my great great uncle died while in Royal Navy due to those wars :(