Remembrance...

[bogtrotter]

I was never in the military unless you want to count the Army Cadets lol. but I do wear a poppy my wife used to wear two a red and a purple

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Yeah , peace.

Similar to me.

Wanted to be an RM long before I wanted to be anything else, father made me get a trade , the minute I “qualified” I was down to the recruiting office and off I went.

A lot of my friends joined the forces , RAF, Irish guards , foreign legion even.

The RAF lad was a baggage handler and left , joined the MET , got some kind of financial investigation qualification and left to work for Barclays,he’s on a right good screw.

I like to Remember the ones that paid the ultimate sacrifice, the ones that carted my bags for me , and the ones in between all and sundry, not just the teeth arms.

My poignant line of the moment is.


“Their name liveth forever more”


And I don’t want that watered down by any other colour poppy.

My uncle Pat joined the Irish guards on 5th September 1939 - he died near Bremen on 23rd April 1945 buried at Becklingen War Cemetary Germany. I try to visit when I can.

 

[Stalker62]

My uncle Pat joined the Irish guards on 5th September 1939 - he died near Bremen on 23rd April 1945 buried at Becklingen War Cemetary Germany.

Christ, he almost made it through.

 

[308FNSPR]

Every year when I stand at the local cenotaph I’m a year older. During the two minute silence twenty faces come to mind of young men who will remain forever young . When Lawrence Binyon wrote “They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condem” he couldn’t have put it any better. Remembrance is not about who’s wearing a poppy or not or what colour it is, the important part is to remember

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Christ, he almost made it through.

Go to minute 9:00 of the video for the action that took him, they were against the 15th Panzer Grenadiers.
He was in the last VC awarded operation of the European War. Go on to the end of the video and if you don't get a lump in your throat you must be already dead.

 

[tackb]

i always wear a poppy , a red one.

it is the very least i can do , such a small thing to honour the sacrifices made by so many, i also observe the silence no matter where i am, if i am away from home i will find a parade to attend, at home i always attend the local one.

my annual hind trip often clashed and i never met a stalker who wasn't happy to stop and observe a silence at 11am on the 11th nov , no matter where or what we were up to.

the most important thing to me is to educate my daughter about it and why we do it so hopefully she can carry on honouring the memories of those brave souls and will understand the importance of passing on the knowledge of why to any children she may be blessed with.

wear a white poppy if you like , i won't berate you i have more decorum than that , i do however feel that there is something wrong with you if you believe your white poppy will bring peace against aggression, the only way to prevent aggression is with the capability to enact great violence but keeping it in check.

 

[BenBhoy]

i do however feel that there is something wrong with you if you believe your white poppy will bring peace against aggression,

As has already been touch upon, this is perhaps not the right thread to drag into discussion - but if you can't see how war never solves anything long term ,then I would counter your accusation of something being wrong.

 

[tackb]

As has already been touch upon, this is perhaps not the right thread to drag into discussion - but if you can't see how war never solves anything long term ,then I would counter your accusation of something being wrong.

start your own thread on the white poppy and i will be happy to explain how war is the only way to stop aggression.

 

[spanj]

You have utterly missed the point.

My wife 'donates' and brings Poppies home.

I 'donate' and never take a Poppy.

It's a hugely personal thing, and at no time did I express the view that wearing of a Poppy symbolised the wearer had done so.

My thoughts (& actions) precisely. Respect

 

[Merlyn]

I wear a poppy all year on my 'formal' clothing.
I have been an active member of the RBL for more years than I can remember and have helped to raise many thousands of pounds over that time.
I am a veteran but had a pretty 'cushy' time, most of the time, while I was in the army. It is the luck of the draw where you are sent and what you have to do while you are there.
Military service is the 'family business' and we have been doing it for many generations.
I served, my sons served, I have four grandchildren and two of them are currently serving. It's what we do.
Donations for poppies are the biggest fund raiser for the RBL over the year.
They spend millions on veterans welfare every year.
Wear, or not wear, your poppy but please keep donating.
And don't ever forget the price that has, and will, be paid for our way of life.

 

[BenBhoy]

start your own thread on the white poppy and i will be happy to explain how war is the only way to stop aggression.

That's a generous offer & I'm sure it'd be lots of fun....but really, what would be the point? We'd disagree, more people would agreed with you, you'd all pat each other on the back & then it'd fizzle our with neither of us having changed our minds. Let's not waste our lives.

 

[Dickie]

 

[Klenchblaize]

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[downwind]

Every year we place wreaths on these graves in our village grave yard. Two unnamed sailors markers, and one for the Third Mate on SS Scottish Monarch. Torpedoed and sunk off Southern Ireland in 1915. Their bodies were washed ashore on the North Cornwall coast.
We Will Remember Them.

 

[Apthorpe]

That's just it, nobody is trying to 'highjack' anything..that's just you using overly dramatic language (yet again) to try to belittle anyone who thinks different to you...

Let's be clear about this. On Remembrance Day people wear red poppies (or don't as they prefer) in remembrance of servicemen, with no emphasis on nationality. There's no need to participate for those of either no faith or no respect. However, when people decide to adopt the same symbol and assign it a different meaning, on the same day and describe it as an alternative form of remembrance, then it can be nothing else other than "hijacking" the memorial day. What is the reasoning that permits anyone to think otherwise?

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Remembrance Day is Remembrance day no matter what colour of poppy you wear. I wear the "traditional" red one but it would matter not if the person stood next to me wore a white one. Surely it's all about remembering and respect - And not just for the fallen in the Two World Wars, but all of the wars and conflicts since then!

 

[BenBhoy]

Remembrance Day is Remembrance day no matter what colour of poppy you wear. I wear the "traditional" red one but it would matter not if the person stood next to me wore a white one. Surely it's all about remembering and respect - And not just for the fallen in the Two World Wars, but all of the wars and conflicts since then!

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[Dickie]

Out of respect for all these killed, maimed, or mentally scarred by war and conflicts past and present.

STOP F#*KING BICKERING.

No replies required.

 

[doric_prince]

I once had to write a dissertation for a Masters. I know right.

It was on Risk, Crisis & Disaster Management (a riveting subject...)

It a nutshell, why do 'we' as a species keep making the same mistakes, over and over again.

My genius heading summed it all up.

"We forget to remember".

It is true for so many things.

As a few historians have previously said; the true lesson of history is that no one learns from it.

A huge sacrifice was made, for those generations to come, Lest we forget.

 

[downwind]

Out of respect for all these killed, maimed, or mentally scarred by war and conflicts past and present.

STOP F#*KING BICKERING.

No replies required.

At least our local children can show respect without bickering.