ANZAC Day at the football
Found this on youtube and thought some of you might find it interesting. As an Essendon fan I can be found here each year (unless OS) and standing in a stadium full of 90 to 100 thousand people in silence never fails to raise the hairs on the back of your neck.
Posted by Sim
On May 19th, 2008 under Unfiled.
Comments: 5
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Comment from lex
Time: May 20, 2008, 11:09 am
That is an impressive ceremony, but even more so is the attention and honor paid by the audience. I don’t know that we might have a hard time pulling off the equivalent over here these days.
Comment from MissBirdlegs in AL
Time: May 21, 2008, 10:29 am
Thanks for that, Sim. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up just watching the video (& messed up my eye makeup).
Comment from Snake Eater
Time: May 22, 2008, 2:20 pm
Sim, I defy anyone to keep a dry eye listening to that mournful bugle call. It sounds in parts very mutch like the US Army bugle call…the Tattoo(secure the post and prepare for bed)..do you know what it’s called? Anyway it brought back fond memories of lost AATTV buddies…Best
Comment from Sim
Time: May 22, 2008, 2:39 pm
Snake -
It’s much the same, it’s called the Last Post and is played as a final farewell and symbolises that the duty of the dead is over and that they can rest in peace.
The second shorter piece is called Rouse and is a shorter version of Reveille. It is played on the completion of one minute’s silence, after the Last Post has been sounded. It calls the soldier’s spirit to rise and prepare for another day. It’s a those that are remembered never really die/ we march on anyway sort of thing.
Rouse is used instead as Reveille is somewhat long and is thus reserved for the ANZAC Dawn Service with Rouse being used at other times.
Comment from Snake Eater
Time: May 23, 2008, 6:28 am
Sim, Many thanks for the information. Best
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