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In April, New Zealand and Australia celebrated ANZAC Day, a day of tribute to the soldiers of these two countries, similar to Memorial Day in the United States. The letters ANZAC stand for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. This special day is celebrated each year on April 25th to commemorate the entry of New Zealand and Australian troops into World War I in Turkey in 1915. The beach upon which the ANZACS landed, on the Gallipoli Peninsula, eventually became known as ANZAC Cove. (Click on images to enlarge,
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2005 was extra special year in that it was the 90th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. As well as the many dawn memorial services, remembrances and parades held throughout New Zealand and Australia, a large contingent of Kiwis and Aussies, including the Prime Ministers from both countries, travelled to Gallipoli to attend services on the Turkish battlefields. This year was also unique because it was the first ANZAC Day to have a soldier interred at New Zealand's Unknown Warrior Memorial in the capital, Wellington. Previously, the body of the unidentified Kiwi soldier had been interred in a cemetery in France, but was moved to New Zealand last November in conjunction with Armistice Day. People who visited the Unknown Warrior paid their respects and left poppies on the tomb. (See related story on Page 3.) |
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