Comments on: Anzac Day Legend http://www.seanrasmussen.com/sean-rasmussen/anzac-day-legend/ Wealth Motivation and Success Communication Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sean Rasmussen http://www.seanrasmussen.com/sean-rasmussen/anzac-day-legend/#comment-201 Sean Rasmussen Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:26:50 +0000 http://www.seanrasmussen.com/?p=171#comment-201 Thank you Mark Your story is far to familiar to me. I didn't have family that fought "directly" in the big wars. I did however have family that was involved in the resistance movement in Denmark (I only learned this a few years ago when medals of an great uncle were auctioned at Sothebys in London). My parents lived in occupied Denmark during WWII. My grandfather was in the submarines. They sank the entire fleet before the occupiers could get hold of it. The Danish king refused to display the "Star Of David" on Danish Jews. So the Germans agreed and decided to make an exception for Denmark. Swedish buses went into Germany with Red Cross marks on them and collected hundreds and hundred of people to save them and the German troops let them. Brittish bombers bombed some Danish Schools just incase they were bomb factories... To hear the stories and to hear both sides of the story; it amazes me to see just how polluted the history books are with doctored events, heavily influenced by the victors. I feel for the people that have to carry the memories and I'll effects of these event. Thank you Mark
Your story is far to familiar to me. I didn’t have family that fought “directly” in the big wars. I did however have family that was involved in the resistance movement in Denmark (I only learned this a few years ago when medals of an great uncle were auctioned at Sothebys in London). My parents lived in occupied Denmark during WWII. My grandfather was in the submarines. They sank the entire fleet before the occupiers could get hold of it. The Danish king refused to display the “Star Of David” on Danish Jews. So the Germans agreed and decided to make an exception for Denmark. Swedish buses went into Germany with Red Cross marks on them and collected hundreds and hundred of people to save them and the German troops let them. Brittish bombers bombed some Danish Schools just incase they were bomb factories… To hear the stories and to hear both sides of the story; it amazes me to see just how polluted the history books are with doctored events, heavily influenced by the victors.
I feel for the people that have to carry the memories and I’ll effects of these event.

]]> By: Mark Gaffey http://www.seanrasmussen.com/sean-rasmussen/anzac-day-legend/#comment-194 Mark Gaffey Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:45:10 +0000 http://www.seanrasmussen.com/?p=171#comment-194 The "Great war" "the war to end all wars" was fought over many areas of the world as was WWII. My Grandfather was one Australian that served with the 53rd Battallion in Belgium. He like so many others was affected by war in a way that he nor those that were close to him ever recovered from. He died in 1940 at the age of 41 as a result of what happened to him in that war. My father was an orphan and his life was in turn effected deeply by what happened to his father. My father then served with the Merchant Navy in WWII and survived sea battles in Australian waters and a few of the ships that he served on were sunk after he moved on to another ship. So in turn war has effected my life. Not to the extent however of children of Vietnam survivors that were woken throughout their childhood and young adulthood in the middle of the night by their heavily effected and shellshocked and self medicating fathers that would burst into their rooms screaming and smashing things on a fairly regular basis. War is not something to be glorified, but to remember those that went and served and died, and to have empathy for those that returned, and to realise the full effect of war on their lives and the lives of the generations that follow is something that should never be forgotten. "LEST WE FORGET" The “Great war” “the war to end all wars” was fought over many areas of the world as was WWII. My Grandfather was one Australian that served with the 53rd Battallion in Belgium. He like so many others was affected by war in a way that he nor those that were close to him ever recovered from. He died in 1940 at the age of 41 as a result of what happened to him in that war. My father was an orphan and his life was in turn effected deeply by what happened to his father.
My father then served with the Merchant Navy in WWII and survived sea battles in Australian waters and a few of the ships that he served on were sunk after he moved on to another ship.
So in turn war has effected my life.
Not to the extent however of children of Vietnam survivors that were woken throughout their childhood and young adulthood in the middle of the night by their heavily effected and shellshocked and self medicating fathers that would burst into their rooms screaming and smashing things on a fairly regular basis.
War is not something to be glorified, but to remember those that went and served and died, and to have empathy for those that returned, and to realise the full effect of war on their lives and the lives of the generations that follow is something that should never be forgotten.

“LEST WE FORGET”

]]> By: Sean Rasmussen http://www.seanrasmussen.com/sean-rasmussen/anzac-day-legend/#comment-200 Sean Rasmussen Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:45:13 +0000 http://www.seanrasmussen.com/?p=171#comment-200 Hi Alan To many wars (actually, possibly "all" wars) are fought for monetary or power "ego" reasons. Politics, religion, different opinions... One I particularly cringe at is the ownership of the central bank. Generally that changes as soon as the "Roque State" is controlled. I believe Iraq has (had?) 24 million citizens and 40% are (were) children. I fail to see the threat. War is indeed very evil and senseless. Bless ALL of their souls. Hi Alan
To many wars (actually, possibly “all” wars) are fought for monetary or power “ego” reasons. Politics, religion, different opinions… One I particularly cringe at is the ownership of the central bank. Generally that changes as soon as the “Roque State” is controlled. I believe Iraq has (had?) 24 million citizens and 40% are (were) children. I fail to see the threat.
War is indeed very evil and senseless.
Bless ALL of their souls.

]]> By: Alan http://www.seanrasmussen.com/sean-rasmussen/anzac-day-legend/#comment-192 Alan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:37:00 +0000 http://www.seanrasmussen.com/?p=171#comment-192 Hi Sean, It is great to see sharp and open ideas about ugliness of wars and respecting all side soldiers who laid down, no matter who. Well for short I was in war between Iran and Iraq which has been made legal by a stroke of a politicians pen or either just verbal point!. My nephew (student of Mechanical Eng at his university) as a result of a Saddam bomb (Iranian called US bombs!) was influenced by bomb waves, event though he finished his degree but he could never have mental health on and off, he studied privately medicine (when he was OK) to discovered if there is remedy for himself he was sure there are none, as a result he suicided. I have met some Iraqian who were in war by force and scaped to here or anywhere else, they also say it was so ugly. and both sides are sorry now. As a first generation migrant I salute all soldiers who fell as a result of that war and other recent wars. Bless all their good spirits Hi Sean, It is great to see sharp and open ideas about ugliness of wars and respecting all side soldiers who laid down, no matter who. Well for short I was in war between Iran and Iraq which has been made legal by a stroke of a politicians pen or either just verbal point!.
My nephew (student of Mechanical Eng at his university) as a result of a Saddam bomb (Iranian called US bombs!) was influenced by bomb waves, event though he finished his degree but he could never have mental health on and off, he studied privately medicine (when he was OK) to discovered if there is remedy for himself he was sure there are none, as a result he suicided.
I have met some Iraqian who were in war by force and scaped to here or anywhere else, they also say it was so ugly. and both sides are sorry now.
As a first generation migrant I salute all soldiers who fell as a result of that war and other recent wars.
Bless all their good spirits

]]> By: Sean Rasmussen http://www.seanrasmussen.com/sean-rasmussen/anzac-day-legend/#comment-199 Sean Rasmussen Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:59:38 +0000 http://www.seanrasmussen.com/?p=171#comment-199 Hi Russell There is a saying, I believe by Albert Einstein. It goes something like this: "Peace is only possible through a generation of military service refusal" I messed that up a bit. Basically what he said was this: If everyone refuses to fight, there will be no unnecessary wars. I'd imagine getting a lot of resistance on that one :) Hi Russell
There is a saying, I believe by Albert Einstein. It goes something like this:
“Peace is only possible through a generation of military service refusal”
I messed that up a bit. Basically what he said was this: If everyone refuses to fight, there will be no unnecessary wars. I’d imagine getting a lot of resistance on that one :)

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