Lest we forget: 100 join commemoration run
KOTA KINABALU: About 100 avid runners took part in the Lest We Forget Run 2018, held simultaneously all over Australia yesterday to capture the ANZAC spirit.
The 4km run started at Padang Merdeka here and ended at Kota Kinabalu City Hall compound were flagged off by deputy High Commissioner of Australia to Malaysia Michael Growder and City Hall Mayor Datuk Yeo Boon Hai.
The run which covers Jalan Padang, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Nenas and Jalan Istana was to remind the public about the Second World War atrocities of the Japanese armies who forced over 2,400 British and Australian prisoners of war (POW) to march for a torturous 160 miles from Sandakan to Ranau.
The run was also to remember the allied heroes during the liberation of Sabah and to raise the public awareness that our freedom was assured by the supreme sacrifice of our fallen heroes.
In Malaysia, the inaugural run was held on May 2, 2014 at Sandakan which themed ‘Remembrance of Our Fallen Heroes’.
The run was to promote the War Memorial Park in Sandakan at Taman Rimba which is the actual site of the Japanese POW camp. The run also cement the bond shared between Sabah and Australia ever since the Japanese occupation 1942-45. –By Paul Mu
Source: New Sabah Times
