On 8 May, Ukraine pays tribute to the victims of World War II on the Time/Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, and on 9 May Ukrainians remember the Allied defeat of Nazism in World War II.
Millions of Ukrainians died in that war.
Today, as Russia wages a brutal full-scale invasion, the words “Never again” echo with painful irony.
We remember all who gave their lives—then and now. The red poppy is the symbol of these days.
Art: Yermolenko
This VE day, watching the 98 year old British WWII veteran Ken Turner driving a Sherman tank over a Tesla to crush fascism, again, has got me feeling suddenly patriotic. I could almost wave a union jack.
Today, April 25, is ANZAC day where we honour #Australian & New Zealand soldiers. Learn more: https://www.army.gov.au/about-us/history-and-research/traditions/anzac-day
Today I am sharing the 2021 Indigenous Military Service PNC, specifically honouring indigenous soldiers. The coin is the #Indigenous #Military Service $2 I wrote about here: https://coinofnote.com/2021-first-nations-australians-2-coins/
Lest We Forget.
Stamps: https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/stamp-issues/lest-we-forget
#Numismatics #ANZAC #ANZACDay #ANZACDay2025 #LestWeForget #Coins #History #Histodons #NewZealand @numismatics @histodons
In my blog
Granddad’s war stories
https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/04/granddads-war-stories/ #LestWeForget #WWII #history
If you're a war fetishist, this day is not for you. Don't attend services.
If you can't be respectful (including to the Welcome To Country), this day is not for you. Don't attend services.
If you're a nazi, punch yourself in the face. #ANZACDay #LestWeForget
ANZAC day is about remembering the pain and loss of war. To honour the fallen regardless of race creed or religion. And to say, never again.
If that's your thing, attend services, be respectful.
If attending services is not your thing, don't attend services. Do what's you. #ANZACDay #LestWeForget
The sky was just rent asunder!
(Fighter jets just passed over Lake Macquarie on the way back to Williamtown Air Force base)
For the Fallen
...They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow,
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them....
- Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
Lest We Forget
Our freedom isn't free.
On #AnzacDay we honour our family, & all brave men & women who served & fought for our future.
#McGowan #WWII #WWI #LestWeForget #anzacday2025 #auspol #Auspol2025 #ausvotes2025 #ausvotes #auspol25 #Election2025
I don't want to belittle those who have given their lives in wars. But using the Remembrance slogan "Lest We Forget" seems pointless now, as it appears we have well and truly forgotten the sacrifice that previous generations made.
The women of Auschwitz and a man who tried to save them. 'outstanding storytelling - heartrendingly brilliant' mybook.to/TouchingtheWire #Auschwitz #Lestweforget
verdun, france (october 2022)
at the Douaumont ossuary...
#photography #phonephotography #digicrap #blackandwhite
#verdun #france #worldwar1 #cemetery #lestweforget
What happens in Israel does affect Australians.
It also affects what other foreign forces consider appropriate during ‘War’.
Many Australians were protected by ‘Rules of War’ during WWI and WWII, among many other conflicts.
We are currently witnessing the deterioration of those international rules.
That… is bloody scary. What rules will remain when we enter the next world or regional war?
#AusPol #AusVotes2025 #LestWeForget
The women of Auschwitz and a man who tried to save them. 'outstanding storytelling - heartrendingly brilliant' mybook.to/TouchingtheWire #Auschwitz #Lestweforget
At this hour, upon this day...
We will remember them.
The world has gone full radio rental and Trump continually bleats on about how this and that wouldn't have happened on his watch (thanks sleepy creepy Joe). Who remembers this? The interview used to be on YouTube with no baked text over it and the TikTok this thumbnail was got from has been removed. Somebody must have a copy? Please boost; you'll enjoy it if you watch it. Now it occurs to me the young man himself might have wanted to be forgotten. #yesscotland #scottishindependence #lestweforget
