when and where are poppies available?
Oct 28th 2008, 8:43 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
i do know also the royal mint launched its poppy 25c coin on the 27th too..
http://www.mint.ca/poppy/
Oct 28th 2008, 8:49 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Popies are not really about standing behind our (current) troops...if you want to emote for that go to a car wash and pick up one of those magnetic yellow ribbon thingies thats been blasted off someone elses vehicles.
For me Poppies are about remembering the sacrifices made in the past by others so that we can enjoy our freedoms today, and to never forget the unimaginable horrors that wars create in the hope that we never go down that global path again.
For me Poppies are about remembering the sacrifices made in the past by others so that we can enjoy our freedoms today, and to never forget the unimaginable horrors that wars create in the hope that we never go down that global path again.
I agree with you for most of what you have said, but sadly come Remembrance Sunday some of our War Widows will be in their twenties
. A fallen serviceperson is a fallen serviceperson no matter what their theatre of operations. Come the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month I will remember, and hopefully so will everybody elseShaun
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Oct 28th 2008, 8:57 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Hi iaink
I agree with you for most of what you have said, but sadly come Remembrance Sunday some of our War Widows will be in their twenties. A fallen serviceperson is a fallen serviceperson no matter what their theatre of operations. Come the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month I will remember, and hopefully so will everybody else
Shaun
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I agree with you for most of what you have said, but sadly come Remembrance Sunday some of our War Widows will be in their twenties
. A fallen serviceperson is a fallen serviceperson no matter what their theatre of operations. Come the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month I will remember, and hopefully so will everybody elseShaun
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WWI was long before my time. WWII was too, but led to my birth.
Oct 28th 2008, 9:14 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
...but in Souv's (albeit out-of-date) link it did say that "Presentations of the poppies to dignitaries - for example, the Governor General, the Lieutenant Governors and Premiers - are normally made in advance of the official campaign start date" so there's nothing contradictory in that report. The last Friday in October is Friday of this week, so that tallies with your "two weekends before" guideline from the Legion.
Oct 28th 2008, 9:15 am
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Oct 28th 2008, 10:36 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Wankers, the lot of you.
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
Oct 28th 2008, 10:47 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Wankers, the lot of you.
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
Oct 28th 2008, 10:48 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Wankers, the lot of you.
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
and its not all 90 years ago.. last time i checked our troops were being killed today!!!!
Oct 28th 2008, 11:18 am
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My husnbands uncle and grandfather died in WWII, they were on the other side. Does that make it less tragic?
Oct 28th 2008, 11:27 am
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half of my family were german too... my nan was raised in eastern germany in the 30's and early 40's..
so it shows how your interpretation is just that.. and you assumed the worst..
Oct 28th 2008, 11:44 am
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Wankers, the lot of you.
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
It was all over 90 years ago. Get over it.
Why on earth do you think it's a good idea to commemorate the British dead troopers, rather than the German, Austrian, Turkish, French, Canadian, US, Italian, possibly a few Poles and plumber troops, in particular.
Is it because (with assistance) "we" ended up writing the "history" books?
FWIW, I wear a poppy for all the decent, normal young men (and women) that have been sent to die by their governments.
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Oct 28th 2008, 12:18 pm
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Poppies are the colour of blood.
Oct 28th 2008, 1:41 pm
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no it doesnt.. our troops in my eyes include everyone who is fighting for a good cause... whichever side they are on..
half of my family were german too... my nan was raised in eastern germany in the 30's and early 40's..
so it shows how your interpretation is just that.. and you assumed the worst..
half of my family were german too... my nan was raised in eastern germany in the 30's and early 40's..
so it shows how your interpretation is just that.. and you assumed the worst..
When I read your post I wondered if you meant Canadian or British.
It's hard to define what a good cause is at the time. History decides that for us.
By eastern Germany do you mean East Prussia? Thats where my inlaws are from. Its now Poland or Russia.
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Oct 28th 2008, 1:42 pm
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Re: when and where are poppies available?
Poppies grow on waste land, and after the devastation of the bombing in Flanders they were the only things growing there.
