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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1826046" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>I have listened to And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda several times in the last few days. </p><p>A very prophetic last few lines. The US Dept of Veterans Affairs projects that by 2036, there will be just a few hundred US WW2 vets left and they will be in their 80s and 90s, or older. There are just over 119,000 of them still alive today and they are currently dying at a rate of ~ 130/day but that death rate will rapidly increase in the next 15 years. </p><p><em></em></p><p><em>… And so now every April, I sit on me porch</em></p><p><em>And I watch the parades pass before me</em></p><p><em>And I see my old comrades, how proudly they march</em></p><p><em>Reviving old dreams of past glories</em></p><p><em>And the old men march slowly, old bones stiff and sore</em></p><p><em>They're tired old heroes from a forgotten war</em></p><p><em>And the young people ask, "what are they marching for?"</em></p><p><em>And I ask myself the same question</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>… But the band plays Waltzing Matilda</em></p><p><em>And the old men still answer the call</em></p><p><em>But as year follows year, more old men disappear</em></p><p><em>Someday no one will march there at all</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>… Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda</em></p><p><em>Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?</em></p><p><em>And their ghosts may be heard</em></p><p><em>As they march by that billabong</em></p><p><em>Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?</em></p><p></p><p>The last Anzac veteran of Gallipoli died in 2002.</p><p></p><p>I do not know, nor can I estimate exactly when I grew old, but here I am. [ATTACH=full]36910[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1826046, member: 18945"] I have listened to And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda several times in the last few days. A very prophetic last few lines. The US Dept of Veterans Affairs projects that by 2036, there will be just a few hundred US WW2 vets left and they will be in their 80s and 90s, or older. There are just over 119,000 of them still alive today and they are currently dying at a rate of ~ 130/day but that death rate will rapidly increase in the next 15 years. [I] … And so now every April, I sit on me porch And I watch the parades pass before me And I see my old comrades, how proudly they march Reviving old dreams of past glories And the old men march slowly, old bones stiff and sore They're tired old heroes from a forgotten war And the young people ask, "what are they marching for?" And I ask myself the same question … But the band plays Waltzing Matilda And the old men still answer the call But as year follows year, more old men disappear Someday no one will march there at all … Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? And their ghosts may be heard As they march by that billabong Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?[/I] The last Anzac veteran of Gallipoli died in 2002. I do not know, nor can I estimate exactly when I grew old, but here I am. [ATTACH type="full"]36910[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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