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A letter in The West Australian, Monday November 24, 2008:
"I wonder if it is time we included all the participating nations colours in remembrance day events. We surely no longer regard our former adversaries as current enemies, do we? We include the colours of the US, France, Russia among those we "remember", yet at one time or other we were at war with each of them. When did that change? The Germans and Japanese suffered, too, and these nations are currently our allies in today's conflicts. Have we evolved enough yet to see war in real perspective?"
Now, I'm pretty certain Australia has never been "at war" with the US, France, or Russia - that, or I'm missing what must be a very large part of our history.
"I wonder if it is time we included all the participating nations colours in remembrance day events. We surely no longer regard our former adversaries as current enemies, do we? We include the colours of the US, France, Russia among those we "remember", yet at one time or other we were at war with each of them. When did that change? The Germans and Japanese suffered, too, and these nations are currently our allies in today's conflicts. Have we evolved enough yet to see war in real perspective?"
Now, I'm pretty certain Australia has never been "at war" with the US, France, or Russia - that, or I'm missing what must be a very large part of our history.