Remembrance day 2017 - will you bother

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Wilson said:
I’d be interested to know why it’s a contentious issue for you personally? Does your employer have a view on wearing them, or were you passing on your personal views to the member of staff?
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NHS. Bloody Sunday. Other conflicts.
 
I don’t disagree with someone not choosing to wear a poppy, wear a white poppy or whatever. That’s their prerogative. FYI I have bought one, and donated multiple times over the last month as I respect the concept of sacrifice and the futility of what what given on both sides in 14-18 and 39-45. The conflicts since have been more politically confused, inc the Falklands & NI.

For me the acknowledgment is more about the conscript armies in both world wars. These were normal fellas, asked (tho choice may have been dubious description) to give up all they knew for a greater good.
 
therod said:
I don’t disagree with someone not choosing to wear a poppy, wear a white poppy or whatever. That’s their prerogative. FYI I have bought one, and donated multiple times over the last month as I respect the concept of sacrifice and the futility of what what given on both sides in 14-18 and 39-45. The conflicts since have been more politically confused, inc the Falklands & NI.

For me the acknowledgment is more about the conscript armies in both world wars. These were normal fellas, asked (tho choice may have been dubious description) to give up all they knew for a greater good.
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Agree with this. I'll be paying my respects tomorrow as I've always done but if people choose not to, or not wear a poppy then hey ho, this is the free world our predecessors fought for.

Re post above, my grandad was a painter and decorator, then all of a sudden off to Africa in WW2. Got back and was expected to carry on as if nothing had happened!!! He, and the hundreds of thousands of "normal" blokes like him, are the reason I pay my respects whenever appropriate (not limited to remembrance day).
 
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."
 
‘When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today’
 
Liverpoolphil said:
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."
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My great grandad was killed in France on 4th November 1918. He was an ambulance driver so he probably gave his life trying to save others. My grandad - who died 2 years before I was born - served with distinction in the navy in the Second World War. My dad passed down to me his medals and service records when he unfortunately passed away 3 years ago. I feel very honoured to have them and that my own sons often ask to see them.

As such I wear my poppy with pride in rememberance of them and all those who served.
 
PieMan said:
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My great grandad was killed in France on 4th November 1918. He was an ambulance driver so he probably gave his life trying to save others. My grandad - who died 2 years before I was born - served with distinction in the navy in the Second World War. My dad passed down to me his medals and service records when he unfortunately passed away 3 years ago. I feel very honoured to have them and that my own sons often ask to see them.

As such I wear my poppy with pride in rememberance of them and all those who served.
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The carriage in the photo is used to transport us Yeomen of The Guard from St James Palace to Buckingham Palace when we are on duty at an investiture.
It’s a refurbished WW1 Ambulance used on the Western Front.

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Marked very well at the club. Course full for Captains drive in competition and all stopped at 11.00 when the klaxon sounded. Those of us in the clubhouse all stopped too, with the TV providing some very striking images
 
Ive never gone to parades, but always observe the two minutes silence, think especially of my own Grandad who served in North Africa and Italy, as well as all of the others who have laid down their lives for us in all theatres of war.

As a student of history, I know a great deal about both world wars, and wars in general, but as a civvie cant imagine the true horrors of what people in the forces have faced, and live with for many, many years later. I'm sure its ten times worse than whatever I could imagine.
 
Liverbirdie said:
Ive never gone to parades, but always observe the two minutes silence
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Exactly the same for me until this year. My two boys are in cubs and were asked/told to attend the parade. Very impressive turnout for a service at the town's war memorial followed by the parade down to the church for the Remembrance service. An incredibly powerful and moving experience even for someone as unemotional as me. The weather was shocking from the start but as the last wreath was laid at the war memorial the sun came out and there were audible gasps from those gathered as the sun lit up the memorial.
 
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