April 25: Remembering Sacrifice and Service for a Greater Good

Remembrance poppies cover the shrine inside the Cenotaph in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 25, 2011. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Commentary

On April 25 two significant events stand out. They have parallels, yet occurred at different times, in different countries and involved different peoples—Australians, New Zealanders, Turks, and Chinese.