Today is ANZAC Day… Just incase you don’t know what ANZAC stands for… Australian & New Zealand Amry Corp. ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action that Australian & New Zealand was involved in.

The ANZACs got their name after being deployed in an expedition to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. The plan for the expedition was bold and had it succeeded it would have brought the War much closer to the end… Though the campaign failed, the incredible personal qualities the soldiers on the battlefield shown during their hardship have now become the true spirit of ANZACs. The endurance, courage, ingenuity, good humour, and mateship of Australian & New Zealand soldiers now lives on as the ANZAC spirit. This ‘spirit’ is in all Australian and New Zealanders (and hopefully many others) and ANZAC Day is all about remembering the sacrifices and those remarkable qualities which is inside everybody today.

I hope you have a special ANZAC Day today and find some time to look deep inside to reflect on some of the ANZAC qualities you have within yourself!

Source: Hale School