Lest We Forget - ANZAC Day, Australia and New Zealand
April 25 is Australia and New Zealand's war memorial day, ANZAC Day ** and is marked by dawn ceremonies, street parades and commemorations right around both countries in memory of those who served and those who paid the supreme sacrifice with their lives. I have chosen a different shot to commemorate this special day with a mural dedicated to them and those who helped and continue to help those who have returned and those left behind by the curses of war. That we should see our world engulfed in another as we speak after all the lessons we should have learned to avoid them is absolutely shameful.
Lest We Forget.
A Life Long Promise - Jodi Connolly (2018)
Jodie Connolly’s moving mural, A Life Long Promise, honours the integrity, history and the unwavering service to the community of Legacy House, a community pillar for the many Brisbane families who lives were affected through war over the past century. It’s tucked away in small commercial area, just off Fish Lane, opposite Saccharomyces Beer Cafe. The poem in the centre is particularly poignant.
The promise to care for and support the families of those who served their country and did not make it home, or were incapacitated, came from one "Digger"* to another in a foxhole in WWI at the battle of Pozieres, France in 1916.
In Brisbane this promise has been honoured and maintained by dedicated people in our community for nearly a century. Legacy House provides essential services and support to a vast number of our Australian servicewomen and men's families. This mural pays tribute to those who served, supported and committed themselves to the original promise all those years ago.
Apologies about the tight shot but it's a big mural in a very narrow spot!
* About the word "Digger"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digger_(soldier)
** About ANZAC Day
Lest We Forget - ANZAC Day, Australia and New Zealand
April 25 is Australia and New Zealand's war memorial day, ANZAC Day ** and is marked by dawn ceremonies, street parades and commemorations right around both countries in memory of those who served and those who paid the supreme sacrifice with their lives. I have chosen a different shot to commemorate this special day with a mural dedicated to them and those who helped and continue to help those who have returned and those left behind by the curses of war. That we should see our world engulfed in another as we speak after all the lessons we should have learned to avoid them is absolutely shameful.
Lest We Forget.
A Life Long Promise - Jodi Connolly (2018)
Jodie Connolly’s moving mural, A Life Long Promise, honours the integrity, history and the unwavering service to the community of Legacy House, a community pillar for the many Brisbane families who lives were affected through war over the past century. It’s tucked away in small commercial area, just off Fish Lane, opposite Saccharomyces Beer Cafe. The poem in the centre is particularly poignant.
The promise to care for and support the families of those who served their country and did not make it home, or were incapacitated, came from one "Digger"* to another in a foxhole in WWI at the battle of Pozieres, France in 1916.
In Brisbane this promise has been honoured and maintained by dedicated people in our community for nearly a century. Legacy House provides essential services and support to a vast number of our Australian servicewomen and men's families. This mural pays tribute to those who served, supported and committed themselves to the original promise all those years ago.
Apologies about the tight shot but it's a big mural in a very narrow spot!
* About the word "Digger"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digger_(soldier)
** About ANZAC Day