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In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae, 1914

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

It is Armistice Day, Poppy Day, Remembrance Day and Veterans Day today on 11 November. We shall always remember lest we forget 🙏

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Rest in peace, 3rd Sergeant Gavin Chan Hiang Cheng, my fellow brother from the Singapore Armoured Regiment. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this hour of grief. Once an Armour, Always an Armour 👍

I was very fortunate to have visited the Twin Towers to buy tickets for Les Misérables, explore the World Trade Centre and celebrate Christmas with my family and friends back in December 1998. Unfortunately 3 years later, these New York City landmarks were gone for good. Today marks the 16th anniversary of 9/11. Honour and respect cost nothing. Freedom is not free. We must never take the peace we enjoy now for granted but remain vigilant 24/7. Lest we forget.

The Texas Army National Guard and the Republic of Singapore Air Force working hand in hand with mutual respect 🇸🇬🇺🇸😃👍

To the Combined Team Uruzgan which comprises the coalition partners from Australia, Singapore, Slovakia and the United States, thank you very much for your concerted and excellent work! Stay safe and may God bless you all :-)

Photo by Corporal Chris Moore - Story by Corporal Mark Doran Combined Team Uruzgan’s Transfer of Reponsibility Parade was held at the Multinational Base Tarin Kot on May 15. Close to 75 Australian Defence personnel who deployed in October 2012 with the fourth rotation of Combined Team Uruzgan (CTU) paraded with their Coalition partners from the United States, Singapore and Slovakia and the fifth CTU rotation. The formal cermony included the handing over of the RSM's Pace Stick from WO1 Wayne Hay to WO1 Paul Tyrell and the presention of operational medals and comendations. http://www.dvidshub.net/news/107354/ctu-transfer-responsibility-parade #.UaG4mJyyN8E

"If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world. We are selfish, that’s natural, but we need to be wisely selfish, not foolishly selfish. We have to concern ourselves more with others’ well-being, that’s the way to be wisely selfish. We have the ability to take the long-term benefit into account. I think it is possible to make real change in this century." ~ Words of wisdom by the Dalai Lama, just 5 hours ago.

Here are some photos of the President’s Annual Diplomatic Reception at the Istana on 14 May 2013.

President Tony Tan Keng Yam hosted the President’s Annual Diplomatic Reception at the Istana on 14 May 2013. The event is attended by Heads of Diplomatic and Consular Missions and Heads of Representative Offices of International Organisations accredited to Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam were also present at the event.

Check out these 15 photos on the State Opening of Parliament 2013.

Earlier today HCMR es**rted Her Majesty the Queen to the Palace of Westminster in order to give her annual speech in the House of Lords outlining Her government's future legislative agenda. This year, however the Regiment was honoured to be asked to es**rt His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales who, for the first time in 17 years, attended as well.

Concerted effort amongst Texan and Australian teams as well as the Uruzgan Police.

Photography by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick

Check out these photos of ANZAC Day in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.

Story by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick

Photography by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick and Sgt. Scott Tant

TARIN KOT, AFGHANISTAN - Military members from the United States, Slovakia and Singapore stood side-by-side with their Australian brothers and sisters-in-arms to support them in remembrance of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day, Apr. 25, 2013, at Multi National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.

Located in Uruzgan province, MNB-TK has been the center of Australian operations since 2006. The Australian Defence Force has lost 39 lives in the war in Afghanistan, almost all of which were lost in Uruzgan.

Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/105954/us-troops-participate-australian-defence-force-day-remembrance

WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER LEST WE FORGET.

An estimated 17,500 people attended the National ANZAC Day ceremony. It took place on a glorious Canberra day, with clear skies and no wind.

WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER LEST WE FORGET.

"1000 attend ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Singapore
The ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Kranji War Memorial
Thursday 25 April 2013

Around 1000 people attended ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Kranji War Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Thursday.

Each year on 25 April, Australians gather to remember the servicemen and women who have served their nation in times of war, and in conflicts and on peacekeeping operations.

On 25 April 1915, 98 years ago, thousands of young Australians landed on the shores of Gallipoli beginning a hard-fought campaign that lasted eight months.

More than 8,700 lost their lives during the Gallipoli campaign, with more than 2,000 killed or wounded on the first day alone.

Each Anzac Day Australians take the opportunity to remember the sailors, soldiers, airmen and women who have given so much in the defence of Australia.

This year marks 70 years since work began on the Burma-Thailand railway with all of the suffering that entailed at places like Hellfire Pass, which resulted in the tremendous loss of life and suffering of the Allied prisoners of war and Asian labourers forced to work on the railway.

Some 12,500 POWs lost their lives working on the railway, with more than 2,800 Australians never making it home.

As the centenary of the First World War approaches, including the Centenary of Anzac Day in 2015, the Australian community’s interest and enthusiasm for the Anzac story grows."

COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN SINGAPORE.

It is ANZAC Day this today, 25 April 2013. We must always remember lest we forget, even in Singapore.

It is ANZAC Day this today, 25 April 2013. We must always remember lest we forget.