Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Evocative names

In MY lexicon.

RORKE'S DRIFT.
(not specifically related, but one of my Grandfathers, later, took up arms to be in the "Boer South African War".

GALLIPOLI.
At high price, am beginning to understand that it was the FORGE of three Nations.
Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand.

TROBRUK.
(not specifically related, but my infantryman step-father was in that area somewhere, among others.)

KOKODA.
Am beginning to understand that forgotten battle.

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