'Can
You Hear Australia's
Heroes Marching?' is
a
national war memorial
song and a tribute
to
the
ANZAC
spirit of
mateship, courage and
sacrifice.
New
website for the song at http://www.australianwarheroes.com
You can link
to the
new website for the song or tell others about it. The success of the
song meant
it was
necessary to create a domain that was unique to the song and gave it a
permanent home
on the Internet. The song has over a
million hits
online with this website, YouTube, and
other
websites that include the song. Take a look at the
new website.
This website started
back in the mid 90s, well before Google was even thought of. In
the
beginning it was a website Peter Barnes put together for info about his
advertising and
marketing business. If you want a business or organisation easily found on search engines
like Google with the keywords you want, then take a look at the website
Be Found Online
(Peter's online business). Since 2001, the war heroes song has
taken
over more and more
of this website. As the website is now old, and image wise, out
of date,
it was necessary to
create a website for the song independent of this one. The
website is
kept alive today,
mainly because it still gets a lot of visitors looking for the song.
Over 1,000 people a
day view
videos relating to the song
on YouTube
alone. Peter's
YouTube channel has passed
one million
video views, with most
viewing videos relating to
the song. Click here to go to the YouTube channel. You can
see videos of the song for
WW1, WW2, the Vietnam War and more.
Click here
for other inspiring Australian Songs by the author of the war heroes
song
(this is a new website).
The
video you are watching is a modern day
tribute to Australians who serve and have died in places like
Afghanistan,
Iraq, East Timor and on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations around
the world. Australia
has a proud military history based on the ANZAC
tradition of mateship, courage and sacrifice. Those that serve
today
in the Australian Defence Force, continue that proud
tradition.
Over 100,000
Australians
have lost their lives in the
service and defence of our country. Along
with their
mates,
they're
marching once
again,
in the towns and cities,
across
our great land.
The song is timeless
and
honours the memory of those who have died in the service and defence of Australia
in war.
The marching
theme
of the
song is especially powerful
and supports the spirit
of ANZAC Day. The
song
does not glorify war or
endorse conflict of any
kind. The song simply
highlights the sacrifice of
many Australians
who died in the service and
defence
of our country in war.
The
song has
been used for
commemorative purposes across Australia by schools,
churches, choirs,
bands, councils, retirement homes, military
services, RSL
branches and ANZAC
tributes at NRL & AFL
matches.
Radio
stations
throughout Australia have broadcast
the
song leading up to ANZAC Day and Remembrance
Day.
The song is also requested to be
played at funerals (for veterans).
Click
here
to read comments
regarding the
song.
The
words (lyrics) to the
song have
been requested
to
be used or read at commemorative ceremonies.
You can click here to
download the words
to the
song (pdf file).
The
Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation
responsible for the defence of Australia. It
consists of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal
Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service'
units.
The ADF have an average strength of 51,151 permanent (full-time) and
19,464 reserve (part-time) personnel.
The Army is the largest service, followed by the RAAF and RAN.
Australians see service in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and a number
of peacekeeping and
humanitarian
operations
around
the world.
Australia has a proud military history based on the ANZAC tradition of
mateship, courage and sacrifice. Those
that serve today continue that proud tradition.
Adelaide
River War Cemetery
ANZAC Day
Click here to
go to
home
page.
Australian
Music
Peter
Barnes initiated this song in 2001. He is the author (and copyright owner) of the song
and he created
the concept, title and lyrics. You can contact Peter by email here
'Can
you hear Australia's heroes
marching?' ©
Peter
Barnes 2001 - 2009.
All Rights Reserved.
All content on this page and on the video remains
the
property of
the respective copyright holders.
The song