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Lest We Forget

Robert Neighbourly Lead from Browns Bay

A timeless quote attributed to Mustafa Kemal AtatΓΌrk, inscribed at Ari Burnu Memorial, Gallipoli.

"π‘‡β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠!
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘–π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘π‘’.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œ π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ 𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π½π‘œβ„Žπ‘›π‘›π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘’β„Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑒𝑠
π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ 𝑙𝑖𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ .
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ , π‘€β„Žπ‘œ 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  𝑀𝑖𝑝𝑒 π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ ;
π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘π‘’.
π΄π‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘  𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙."


π΄π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’Μˆπ‘Ÿπ‘˜, 1934

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