"Legend of Anzac will never die
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Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives;
You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country.
Therefore rest in peace.
There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours.
You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace.
After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
THESE powerful words from Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk go some way to understanding just why it is that Australians continue to remember a legend that actually began with a humiliating defeat."
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