澳大利亚总理阿博特就荣军纪念日发表致辞

This Remembrance Day marks 96 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the Great War. The Great War was the crucible in which our nation’s identity was forged. From a population of under five million; 417,000 enlisted, 332,000 served overseas, 152,000 were wounded and 61,000 never came home. It was sacrifice on a stupendous scale. After the Armistice, we vowed never to...

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澳大利亚总理阿博特就荣军纪念日发表致辞

This Remembrance Day marks 96 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the Great War. The Great War was the crucible in which our nation’s identity was forged. From a population of under five million; 417,000 enlisted, 332,000 served overseas, 152,000 were wounded and 61,000 never came home. It was sacrifice on a stupendous scale. After the Armistice, we vowed never to...

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澳大利亚总理阿博特2015年澳新军团日致辞

This week marks the centenary of the Australian landing at Anzac Cove. On that day, some 750 were killed. Nearly 9,000 would lose their lives at Gallipoli before the evacuation eight months later. Over 61,000 would lose their lives during the Great War. Our forebears faced terrible trials, but the worst of times brought out the very best in them. Their perseverance, selfless...

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