From mail at oz1bii.dk Thu Mar 26 17:11:29 2015 From: mail at oz1bii.dk (OZ1BII Henning) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:11:29 +0100 Subject: [DDXG] [iaru-news:1414] The ANZAC Centenary In-Reply-To: <005401d067e0$66577fd0$33067f70$@edr.dk> References: <54EE212100018CC7@cpms02.int.iprimus.net.au> <005401d067e0$66577fd0$33067f70$@edr.dk> Message-ID: <004401d06809$6d7430f0$485c92d0$@oz1bii.dk> Hvis det skulle have din interesse . . . . The ANZAC Centenary With four weeks to go the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) stepping up its ANZAC 100 program, and would appreciate all IARU societies publicising the event to their individual members. The major commemoration is on the 25th April 2015 which is when Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli, Turkey, marking 100 years since the nation's involvement in WWI. The ANZAC Centenary is a milestone of special significance for all Australians. The WWI helped define us as people and as a nation. During the ANZAC Centenary we remember not only the original ANZACs who served at Gallipoli and the Western Front, but commemorate more than a century of service by Australian servicemen and women. The program of commemoration activities aims to give all the opportunity to honour the service and sacrifice of all those who have worn our nation's uniform, including the more than 102,000 who have made the supreme sacrifice. The commemoration encourages all radio amateurs to reflect upon and learn more about Australia's wartime involvement, the costs and its impacts on our nation. Throughout Australia there will be 8 different ANZAC-suffixed callsigns on air both days, and beyond. Additionally dozens of radio amateurs will substitute their normal VK prefixed with AX on both April 25 and 26. The WIA has been joined by IARU member-societies in New Zealand, Turkey and elsewhere. An ANZAC Century Award is also available. For full details on ANZAC 100 please visit the website www.wia.org.au (Jim Linton VK3PC) _______________________________________________ iaru-news mailing list iaru-news at reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/iaru-news