well what can i say, i sat here for a around 30 mins and red this thread, and simply gave up at the end. it was realy doing my head in.
as a front line member who served in recent conflicts (gulf war part2 and timor) it realy does saden me to think that people beleive wars are all about power and who's in controll, just think this, if we didnt enter world war 1 we would be speaking german right now, and if we didnt enter world war 2, we would probably be speaking japaneese. while 1 side is about power, the other side well they are defending their way of life from a agressor.
while it is a good idea to be sending these messages to our front line boys and girls who are doing their duty to queen and country, most of the messages simply dont get threw, a war ship only does a email drop when in a hot zone mabey once every 2 weeks, and troops on the ground, well yeah, mobile phones dont work out there. so most of the messages dont get to the front line guy's and galls. i know i would have liked messages from home, but a letter from a random bloke, nah, got other things to worry about, like keeping my head down and returning safely.
for those of you who are ashamed of what your grand fathers have done, or feel sorry for what they did, i suggest you leave australia, cause you dont deserve the freedom that they fought fore. im proud to march on anzac day with a chest full of medals, (both sides, mine and my grand farthers) and im proud to think i made some sort of a difference in the world.
no-one here besides serving members (both past and presant) have the right to question that.
there were some good replys, but all were removed in a attempt to alow this thread to go back on topic.