ANZAC Perspective

For all the effort that goes into commemorating ANZAC day, I feel a little disconnected from it all. I guess ANZAC is supposed to be something that _most_ people have some history with. Yes, I do too but it goes so far back that it's hard for me to relate to.

I certainly haven't had any experience of way, but neither did my dad nor his dad. I have to go back four generations to find anyone in my family that went to war. This distant relative only went reluctantly and only for a short period, not really the war hero.

Does that mean we should march? I just don't feel it. I would feel like a fraud even though my dad has his service medals. I guess if my dad had fought then I would feel more connected to it but both him and his father were primary producers during the relavent wars and thus excempt from any conscription.

Am I the only one that feels this way? Perhaps it is a good thing. I'm sure as more and more generations roll forth, more and more people will have little connection with the 'great' wars of yesteryear. Heaven forbid we have any more but certainly...

lest we forget