Re: (ot) Alec Campbell

Joe Thompson<[email protected]> 05/25/02 11:55am >>>

Forgive me for being compeletely off-topic, but I have to say I was touched
to read a news article about Alec Campbell, who died at 103. He was the
last surviving Anzac known to have served at Gallipoli.

I was impressed that many people across Australia observed a moment of
silence during the funeral, that flags flew at half mast, and that the Prime
Minister showed up at the funeral. It was nice to see that people remember
the terrible sacrifice that the 1 million Allies, many of whom were Anzacs,
made at Gallipoli: 55,000 were killed, 10,000 went missing, 21,000 died of
disease.

I hope that my fellow Americans will remember the sacrifices brave men and
women made on our behalfs when we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend.

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Interestingly, the spokesperson from M> was on the radio announcing that all of their trams and trains (presumably Connex / Yarra Trams too - can anyone confirm?) would be stopping at 11am as a mark of respect, same as they do on Remembrance Day.

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