Amy Louise Berry: 2006
AMY LOUISE BERRY
AN AUSSIE SOLDIER
You heard the shouts, and saw them running,
You heard them all talking,
You signed up and you learned to fight
And joined forces with other shores.
You went away; you fought for us,
And watched mates die on distant shores.
Then you came back, though years had passed,
All tired, weary and worn.
Whether you fought in The World Wars or Viet Nam
Many years have passed, since those distant days.
When you fought for all our lives
And yet, we remember you still.
Your Independence, Your mateship,
Your Intelligence, Your ingenuity,
All stand to tell us that,
That's what Aussie Soldiers are.
Your courage, Your determination,
Your strength, Your perseverance,
This is why we march for you,
On ANZAC and Remembrance Days.
You fought for our women and children
You fought for our freedom and peace,
You fought for our Land and Country
And that's why, we remember you still.
©Copyright April 23, 2006 by Amy Louise Berry
Amy's tribute to Australian Servicemen was written when she was 14 years of age. Her poem was conceived after conversing with an ex-serviceman for over three hours about the effects of war.
Amy was born in Brisbane in January 1992. She has attended almost every ANZAC Day Dawn Service since that time, and has a large number of ancestors and friends who served in the wars and enjoys finding out as much as she can about all our servicemen and women.
Her favourite subject at school is History and Amy particularly enjoys the units when she can expand her knowledge about the heroes who served our Country during those difficult and trying times. Amy also enjoys talking to as many different veterans as she can. The vast majority of her pocket money is used to purchase books about war and she is slowly building her collection.
In her spare time Amy enjoys music and softball and hopes one day to become a music teacher with history as her second teaching area. Having already performed at a number of ANZAC Day School Services, Amy enjoys the participation in these special occasions immensely. She is looking forward to obtaining the music for all the hymns played during these services in order to continue to improve her service to the veterans.