And the band play Waltzing Matilda around Gallipoli, a Turkish outpost where the Flower of Australia shed their blood 110 years ago.
And British, Irish, French, Turk, New Zealander, Canadian, Germans, Canadian and Senegalese.
Which, of course, because of the universality of the World Wars all nations around the world sacrificed their young men and women.
Homage to The Fallen
And which we discovered ourselves on a GTI Travel centenary commemoration of the Battle of the Somme.
And a homage to our relatives who travelled from remote Co. Donegal in the north-west of Ireland for Flanders.
And never returned.
Although we did our little bit to stand at Willie McNulty’s graveside and say the Lord’s Prayer.
They are the battlefields where battalions, often from a specific country in a specific campaign.
Where soldiers fell and their story seeps into a nation’s narrative.
But while you will, of course, find Aussies and New Zealanders come from Down Under to give homage to the 7,500 who died.
A walk through history
Battlefield specialists Frosch Ireland will also address the 4,000 Irish who fell over the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 and 1916.
All in you will fly Turkish Airlines from Dublin to Istanbul where you will spend three nights.
And embark on a guided walking tour of Sultanahmet.
And visit the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Grand Bazaar.
The joys of Troy
The joys of Troy await with three nights in Canakkale.
While on your third day, you will take a ferry to Anzac Cove and visit the Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Johnston’s Jolly.
We’re told too that there will be visits to Suvla Bay and light relief on the Bosphorus Strait.
Your Frosch Ireland package comes to you today through the Irish Travel Agents Association.
And comes in at from €1,599pp based on two adults sharing, from October 1-8.