Can you hear Australia's heroes marching?
A national war memorial song and a tribute to the ANZAC spirit of mateship, courage and sacrifice.
The video on this website page is a modern day tribute to Australians who serve and have died in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, East Timor and on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations around the world. Australia has a proud military history based on the ANZAC tradition of mateship, courage and sacrifice. Those that serve today in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), continue that proud tradition.
Over 100,000 Australians have lost their lives in the service and defence of our country. Along with their mates, they're marching once again, in the towns and cities, across our great land.
The song is timeless and honours the memory of those who have died in the service and defence of Australia in war.
The marching theme of the song is especially powerful and supports the spirit of ANZAC Day. The song does not glorify war or endorse conflict of any kind. The song simply highlights the sacrifice of many Australians who died in the service and defence of our country in war.
The video on this website page is a modern day tribute to Australians who serve and have died in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, East Timor and on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations around the world. Australia has a proud military history based on the ANZAC tradition of mateship, courage and sacrifice. Those that serve today in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), continue that proud tradition.
Over 100,000 Australians have lost their lives in the service and defence of our country. Along with their mates, they're marching once again, in the towns and cities, across our great land.
The song is timeless and honours the memory of those who have died in the service and defence of Australia in war.
The marching theme of the song is especially powerful and supports the spirit of ANZAC Day. The song does not glorify war or endorse conflict of any kind. The song simply highlights the sacrifice of many Australians who died in the service and defence of our country in war.
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Download an mp3 audio file of the song for free here Download the lyrics here Sheet music is available for free for commemorative purposes and include, full arrangement, choir, solo voice, piano, guitar (bass & electric), trumpet, drum kit.
ADF - AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE
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It is nearly ten years since the creation of the song and now you can hear an instrumental recording of the music here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLgnHSudpyY
ABC News - Saturday 10th July 2010: Private Nathan Bewes from the Brisbane based 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on foot patrol with a colleague in the Chora Valley region of Uruzgan Province. He is the 17th Australian to be killed in Afghanistan.
Report from THE AGE newspaper online 21st June 2010: Three Australian soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, just a fortnight after two other diggers died in a roadside bomb blast in the war torn country. Ten were on board the chopper, Defence Chief Air Marshal Angus Houston told reporters. The soldiers are attached to the Special Operations Task Group and there are "a number of casualties", the department said in a statement.
Private Ben Chuck, Private Timothy Aplin, and Private Scott Palmer, were killed when the helicopter they were on crashed on its way to a mission south of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt. They were part of the Special Operations Task Group drawn from the Sydney-based 2nd Commando Regiment. The three commandos had been to Afghanistan on previous tours. Seven other Australian soldiers were injured in the crash and two remain in intensive care. The deaths bring Australia's casualty toll in Afghanistan to16 since 2001.
News from Associated Press 8th June 2010 - Two Australian soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in southern Afghanistan, the worst fatalities the country has suffered in a single day during military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. The men were among a total of 10 International Security Assistance Force troops, including seven Americans, killed in separate attacks on Monday on the deadliest day of the year for foreign forces in Afghanistan. A U.S. civilian contractor who trains Afghan police also died in a brazen suicide assault. It was the first multiple fatalities Australia has suffered in a day in either Afghanistan or Iraq, Acting Defense Force Chief Lt. Gen. David Hurley told reporters in the capital Canberra.
Combat engineers Darren Smith and Jacob Moerland died after their foot patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) as they returned to base in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan province.
Report from THE AGE newspaper online 21st June 2010: Three Australian soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, just a fortnight after two other diggers died in a roadside bomb blast in the war torn country. Ten were on board the chopper, Defence Chief Air Marshal Angus Houston told reporters. The soldiers are attached to the Special Operations Task Group and there are "a number of casualties", the department said in a statement.
Private Ben Chuck, Private Timothy Aplin, and Private Scott Palmer, were killed when the helicopter they were on crashed on its way to a mission south of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt. They were part of the Special Operations Task Group drawn from the Sydney-based 2nd Commando Regiment. The three commandos had been to Afghanistan on previous tours. Seven other Australian soldiers were injured in the crash and two remain in intensive care. The deaths bring Australia's casualty toll in Afghanistan to16 since 2001.
News from Associated Press 8th June 2010 - Two Australian soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in southern Afghanistan, the worst fatalities the country has suffered in a single day during military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. The men were among a total of 10 International Security Assistance Force troops, including seven Americans, killed in separate attacks on Monday on the deadliest day of the year for foreign forces in Afghanistan. A U.S. civilian contractor who trains Afghan police also died in a brazen suicide assault. It was the first multiple fatalities Australia has suffered in a day in either Afghanistan or Iraq, Acting Defense Force Chief Lt. Gen. David Hurley told reporters in the capital Canberra.
Combat engineers Darren Smith and Jacob Moerland died after their foot patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) as they returned to base in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan province.
Australians Killed in Afghanistan - Lest We Forget
Andrew Russell, 33 David Pearce, 41 Matthew Locke, 33 Luke Worsley, 26 Jason Marks, 27
Sean McCarthy, 25 Michael Fussell, 25 Gregory Michael Sher, 30 Mathew Hopkins, 21
Brett Till, 31 Benjamin Ranaudo, 22 Darren Smith, 25 Jacob Moerland, 21 Ben Chuck, 27 Timothy Aplin, 38 Scott Palmer, 27 Nathan Bewes, 23
Stuart Nash, 21, was a Rifleman in the British Army. He was born in Sydney and was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2008. He is not counted in the list of Australian casualties above.
Andrew Russell, 33 David Pearce, 41 Matthew Locke, 33 Luke Worsley, 26 Jason Marks, 27
Sean McCarthy, 25 Michael Fussell, 25 Gregory Michael Sher, 30 Mathew Hopkins, 21
Brett Till, 31 Benjamin Ranaudo, 22 Darren Smith, 25 Jacob Moerland, 21 Ben Chuck, 27 Timothy Aplin, 38 Scott Palmer, 27 Nathan Bewes, 23
Stuart Nash, 21, was a Rifleman in the British Army. He was born in Sydney and was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2008. He is not counted in the list of Australian casualties above.