By April 25th is ANZAC Day in Australia that remembers the ANZAC soldiers of World War I along with other Australian soldiers of the past and today. ANZAC stands for the Australian New Zealand Army Corps that was formed in response to the British Empire’s request for troops to fight in World War I. The ANZAC’s most memorable battle was on the shores of Gallipoli in modern day Turkey where the Australians took massive losses in the blundered attack. However, the shared suffering and bravery of the attack resignates with the Australian character of mateship and is thus remembered on ANZAC Day.
In rememberance of the ANZACs most Australians attend a dawn service and recite the ANZAC Oath:
They shall grow not old as we 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.
Lest we forget.
Here is short video honoring Australia’s heroes:
Another ANZAC tribute can be found over at Blackfive.
2:45 am on May 26th, 2008 1
Hey Gi Korea could you send me an email, judopilotmathew@yahoo.com, I have some Korean War questions for you.
10:22 am on August 7th, 2009 2
I just read what you wrote about Victor Aruwah, first thing you need to take that down because it is not true and you guys know it. you guys never ground anything on him and never will because he do not traffic drugs. "Yes he is a big guy, yes he dose boxing and hell yes he is Nigerian, but that dose not make him a drug trafficker. This man has been in the US army for half his life has two boys and wife You people are tying to tarnish his image. He has not been sentenced because you were not able to found anything on him. He dose not speak Korea so it will be easy for you guys to make up stuff on him. please take the post on the site down about Victor
10:33 am on August 7th, 2009 3
Go.Away.
You are interrupting a HOLY saga.
That is all…
10:34 am on August 7th, 2009 4
Go.Away.
You are interrupting a HOLY saga. There are adults here, mmmkay?
That is all…
11:50 am on March 27th, 2010 5
I would like to know what happens to my posts that are not political correct. I dont write the way some would want so my posts are vull and noid as if they never were written? please tell me this is a technical problem and not human as if it is Human this web site is lost to communism. But I just cant believe that is true as you have been so open minded and caring so this must be a technical issue could you help me with that?
10:55 pm on March 27th, 2010 6
I haven't censored any of your posts, however if you use certain key words that spammers use the Akismet spam program will put you in the spam que. I went into the spam que and waded through the hundreds of gay sex, credit report, porn, web apps, etc. websites that leave spam. I found your comment and rescued it.
7:02 pm on March 28th, 2010 7
Hey GI,
You run a good web site. Also I really appreciate you seeing my comment making it to post. Im not sure how that works but the fact that you seen my comment through shows you are caring and honest. Thanks for being a solid web master and allowing folks to say what is on their hearts, and minds. BTW I wrote that post like three times, and the one you found was the one that really had my heart felt words in it. Its always tough when something like the recent incident happens, and it could have been that allot of folks were posting at same time. Ive read allot of your information on this web site on various subjects. You always seem to get these subjects started in a positive manner with a good amount of truth then offer more truth as they develop. I needed to find my more positive words anyway so it worked out great. Thanks again, Duffy
5:15 am on October 3rd, 2010 8
Im an abandoned spouse here in Florida…he went to SKorea..ive been married for 15 years..with three kids and he just left..he just left..no money no contact no support of any kind…he told the kids to have a nice life..thats the last we heard..ive called the army and the air force red cross…no one will help me..hes getting money from the army for having a family here in flordida.. and we dont even hear from him..nothing..im doing the best i can here to support my family..ive traveled around the world with him, its difficult to get a good job with no experience.. i cant pay rent now..and theres no help for us..child support cant help cause hes not in the states..
5:40 am on October 3rd, 2010 9
cant believe all i hear about is support your soldiers and how great they are..why doesnt the Army have control over their own soldiers..stop making excuses for these guys and make them responsible for what they leave behind.. a house full of messed up children that cant understand why daddy dumped them..or wives who had no idea this was coming..only to find out later that his "soldier buddies" knew about it..I wish someone had told me, I couldve stopped it..stop defending each other in these situations..i contacted the ig there in Korea and was told "well,what hes doing is very wrong..im sorry i cant help".. no doubt a drinking buddy..
7:53 am on October 3rd, 2010 10
ANZAC DAY. Not bich about the guy that left you day DEE.
So if you could have stopped it, if you had known. What were you doing to cause it, since you didn't know.
House full of messed up children? DAMN! No wonder he left.
I got a list as long as 20 years of chit that women did to their men. Leaving them, cheating on them, spending their money and leaving them in debt.
I almost forgot the bich that took his stuff put it in his car and burned the car.
Or the one that took a razor to his uniforms, put his car in drive and jumped out.
I kinda think I know why he left and so do you. But I could be wrong and you're a total angle and a babe to boot.
Bottom line is you want the army to control your personal life because you failed to do so.
I notice your first complant was about MONEY and SUPPORT. You want the child support, not to save the relationship.
Those Flips must really know how to treat a man.
11:46 am on October 3rd, 2010 11
Retired GI,
I think you are being a little prematurely harsh.
While you are statistically correct, let's give Dee the benefit of the doubt until we hear more details of her situation.
Keep in mind that her children are (rightfully) "messed up" because their father abandoned them.
Also, with 3 children and 15 years of marriage, it is not unreasonable to expect some financial support equal to what the military gives him to support his family…
…and, while I can sympathize with abandoning a family for a lot of reasons, a soldier keeping the BAH for spending (juicy?) money is not exactly something any military member should support.
Based on what little I know of the situation, I would say the following…
1. Let him go. Concerning the marriage, don't pester him, don't harass him, don't be bitter and hateful, hide your hurt feelings, etc.
As he is likely in his mid 30s, after spending a lot of money on juicy girls with little reward or chasing after women who will show little interest, he might find "freedom" not to be as satisfying as he believed it to be. If you don't alienate him through a crappy attitude, he may come back to his family when he leaves Korea… at which point you should accept him back with forgiveness… for your future happiness as well as your children's.
He should be aware of this offer… as it will gnaw at the back of his mind whenever he is alone while the 20-somethings are getting all the female attention.
2. Instead of talking about money, talk about his children and the difficulty they are going through. Do not use them as a weapon. Regardless of what is going on between you, encourage open communication between him and the children at any time. He will be much more financially generous when he associates money out of his pocket going to his children rather than to a demanding wife with her hand out.
This may not apply if any of the children are not his.
3. Come to a reasonable agreement. Make it clear his freedom has your blessing if that is what he needs to do… and get word to him that you won't hassle him or his chain of command if he simply sends the BAH that he is getting as "free money" anyway.
While I don't know the exact situation, I would say this is statistically good advice.
Anybody else?
3:53 pm on October 3rd, 2010 12
What's his name Dee, maybe one of these guys can track him down……
5:07 pm on October 3rd, 2010 13
CH @ #11, Dee didn't contact the Army. She is a fake, never actually married him, or is divorced and didn't like the settlement. If she did contact the Army he will have to prove he is supporting his family and the most accepted method is proof of transfer of BAH Type II. This will continue every month he is married until varified by a divorce decree. If he fails to pony up, or can't prove he gave the money (never give cash) then the Army will chapter him. She's lying, end of story.
10:08 pm on October 3rd, 2010 14
I loved Bryan very much, married him when I was 20. Ive spent the last 15 years being a VERY faithful and understanding wife. You may not believe this, but there are women who actually love their husbands. I knew he went out alot, was never home, but I believed him when he said he loved me. Why not hes my husband. If he wasnt happy, I wish he wouldve told me. He went to Afaghanistan, called me, asked me if he could talk to girls online. I naturally said no, it would break my heart i dont understand why youd want to. Well turns out she was there with him in Korea, saw their pictures on facebook.Any kind of settlement this man could offer me, will not put our lives back together. He was an E4 when i married him, it wasnt for the money. It was never the money, because he never made any. He went on leave to Ohio in Oct of 09, filed for a divorce. It was dropped because we never lived in Ohio..he never offered any child support in his settlement. As far as Army money, all he has to do is tell them he sent it to me..he actually deposited 500. in an old account and when he called me to pick it up(this was a year ago btw), he had already drew the money back out…it wasnt there..so he can show them hes paying me. but hes not. and they dont ask me if im getting it.Hard to believe but its true. And our children are not little anymore..they are teenage daughters, I shouldnt have said theyre messed up..theyre not. they are beautiful young women because Im a damn good mother. Its hard on them and they'll never understand why..and I wont either. We didnt deserve this, believe or not..I KNOW I WAS A GOOD WIFE,this happened becasue I had faith in the wrong person. And the way he treated me and my girls, yes.. looking back I shouldve known something like this would happen,because now all the lies and stories things i never worried about. YOu know what they say though, hind site is 20/20.
10:20 pm on October 3rd, 2010 15
I just want a dissolution at this point, I never wanted money from him. If he hates us that much, Id rather him just go away. We have nothing to say to him anymore, I hope he chokes on his money. His new woman left him btw..she found out what he did to us,and she caught him a bunch lies, picking up yet another woman in another country. I know this because of the facebook thing, she actually emailed me. I want a divorce, but EVERYTHING I make is not enough to even pay our rent and utilities here. Our food stamps run out in November. Im just trying to find a better job, and keep a roof over their heads.And yeah guy, I WAS A GOOD WIFE I NEVER CHEATED ON MY HUSBAND. There are good faithful women in the world and not everything that happens is our fault. I need a real man that can handle a real relationship..
10:27 pm on October 3rd, 2010 16
Hamilton, youre a chld obviously.
12:07 am on October 4th, 2010 17
ChickenHead, I have never met a female that had the ability to act as logically and intelligently as to take the actions that you suggest. Most are harmone and emotion driven demons in this type of situation. What's the divorce rate in the military these days? Is it still 75%? Dee jumps onto an unrelated post and begins her rant directed at The Military in general, Military Men in general. Demanding that the Military "control" the sorry son of bich. Convicting unseen Military Men in her mind of all being "drinking buddies" because she isn't getting her way.
If she is doing that on this blog to strangers, can you imagine the hell she put her man thru on a day to day situation?
Remember those third rate military women you spoke of ChickenHead in another thread? Dee's skills with a keyboard are just amazing. She is obviously a white american and under-educated. I knew a few like her before I ran away and joined the Military. Almost married one myself. In fact she reminds me of one that got in touch with me about four years ago. After being in a jerry-springer marriage for 20 years. Wanted ME to put her broken life together again! I didn't want anything to do with a wasted piece of humanity like her. Not when I can fly to the PI from time to time.
Anyway, so now Dee is claming her Victim status at the hands of a Military Man that was neive enough to marry her before he learned what was really out there. As I said before, I have 20 years of stories about the Horrors that women have done to their men. When you've see an other-wise tough troop breakdown in front of you because of what his loving women has done to him—-
Safe to say: I don't buy her chit.