100 years ago today marks the battle of Lone Pine , many fine young men died that day and deserve a moment of our time to remember them. The pine which stands there today is of seed from the original tree which marked the battlefield , the story goes that one of two young brothers from Australia died from a mortar bomb and his brother found him with a pine cone sitting on his chest , he sent seeds from that cone home to his mother in Australia who planted and grew a tree in his memory , years later after hearing of this , the Turkish government requested seed from the mother who provided them and a tree was successfully planted in Turkey once again . To me there is something very symbolic and emotional about that tree which now binds the two countries.
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget
