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Old 11th April 2009, 06:07 AM   #150
Akhenaten
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Originally Posted by SimonD View Post
The diggers never seem to lose their 'humaness' (if that's a word). They never really saw the Turks as the enemy, just another bunch of poor buggers who were forced into the same terrible conditions as they were.

One of my favorite songs

The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (Eric Bogle)

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It's very moving. I hope people overseas have access to a performance of it.
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