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Americans don't wear poppies
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IN FLANDERS FIELDS
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae
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justinjones1963
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I wear them. I served for 10 years too.
I boycott Target though. The boycotted Toys for Tots and The American Legion. Fuck Target.
I boycott Target though. The boycotted Toys for Tots and The American Legion. Fuck Target.
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justinjones1963 said:
Which Regiment / Corps?
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nefertiti said:That cleared things up.
Shocker, we don't participate in a charity for armed forces of another country.
WTF?
WE WEAR THEM TO SHOW RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US.
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Stoßtruppe said:
2 years in the USMC and 8 years in the US Army. My last unit was the 82D in North Carolina.
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justinjones1963 said:
Oh right. I thought you were a South African that had done service with the British Army. No idea how I came to that conclusion
Massive TON fan myself as well anyway!
heavy_duty said:
They gave their lives for their country. And they should be duly respected by their country people. I will show the same respect to our armed forces and veterens in a way that will benefit THEM - I don't see brits donating money to our vets, or the families of our currently active soldiers. In any case, I highly doubt they even attempt to sell those over here or in any other non british territory.
heavy_duty
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nefer it has nothing to do with money.
you got the wrong info.
you got the wrong info.
justinjones1963
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Stoßtruppe said:Oh right. I thought you were a South African that had done service with the British Army. No idea how I came to that conclusion
Massive TON fan myself as well anyway!
A majority of my family is from S.A. (that is why I have the flag) but they got out when the place turned to shit under the A.N.C. Commie bastards
Nice to meet a TON fan. Most people don't even know my AVI is from them lol
I just bought October Rust on vinyl and it sounds excellent!
EnderJE said:Preach on.
You don't give a fuck for the Canadian or British or whatever troops and their sacrifices. I don't give a fuck for the American ones. Everyone is happy.
It has nothing to do with giving a "fuck" about other soldiers. I respect their sacrifice. But come veterens day I will be honoring the men and women who fought for my country, and that's simply as it should be. I wouldn't expect a canadian or Brit to donate or wear a ribbon for american troops.
HD - That website said the poppies are given out in return for a donation benefiting british families of soldiers (or along those lines). Why don't you enlighten me if this is the wrong information? We have our own methods of support (as smurf said, ribbons...I see yellow ribbons all over the place in some areas of the country).
The folks around me who wear poppies (or whatever) care about the sacrifices of all soldiers who are 'fighting for their freedoms' and not dictatorial rules. Whether it be poppies for the Canucks or the flags for the American ones. I guess it depends on what you believe.nefertiti said:
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Re: "that web site".... I'm not from GB, I'm from Canada sorry I don't know what they do in GB.
I never looked at it the way you do. You think in WWII, American men gave their lives for America and Canadian men gave their lives for Canada?
Do Americans generally believe that Canadians who went to the states and signed up for Vietnam gave their lives for Canada?
I'm just wondering that's all as I was not educated in the US school system.
I never looked at it the way you do. You think in WWII, American men gave their lives for America and Canadian men gave their lives for Canada?
Do Americans generally believe that Canadians who went to the states and signed up for Vietnam gave their lives for Canada?
I'm just wondering that's all as I was not educated in the US school system.
nefertiti said:
Ender and HD - I was just going on the wiki site. It said it was for british soldiers families. If it's as you say then we just do things another way. You have your methods of support, we have ours (ribbons). HD, if you had simply answered and informed me minus the scorn when i first asked, we could have avoided this.
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Buddy Poppy
Among all the flowers that evoke the memories and emotions of war is the red poppy, which became associated with war after the publication of a poem written by Col. John McCrae of Canada. The poem, "In Flander's Field," describes blowing red fields among the battleground of the fallen.
For more than 75 years, the VFW's Buddy Poppy program has raised millions of dollars in support of veterans' welfare and the well being of their dependents.
The VFW conducted its first poppy distribution before Memorial Day in 1922, becoming the first veterans' organization to organize a nationwide distribution. The poppy soon was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
It was during the 1923 encampment that the VFW decided that VFW Buddy Poppies be assembled by disabled and needy veterans who would be paid for their work to provide them with some form of financial assistance. The plan was formally adopted during the VFW's 1923 encampment. The next year, disabled veterans at the Buddy Poppy factory in Pittsburgh assembled VFW Buddy Poppies. The designation "Buddy Poppy" was adopted at that time.
In February 1924, the VFW registered the name "Buddy Poppy" with the U.S. Patent Office. A certificate was issued on May 20, 1924, granting the VFW all trademark rights in the name of Buddy under the classification of artificial flowers. The VFW has made that trademark a guarantee that all poppies bearing that name and the VFW label are genuine products of the work of disabled and needy veterans. No other organization, firm or individual can legally use the name "Buddy" Poppy.
Today, VFW Buddy Poppies are still assembled by disabled and needy veterans in VA Hospitals.
The minimal assessment (cost of Buddy Poppies) to VFW units provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies, provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans' rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home for orphans and widows of our nation's veterans.
We Americans do wear poppies, especially Lady's Auxiliary Members of the VFW.
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nefertiti said:
NO scorn intended.
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I give props to any soldier that has served his or her country.
It takes a special kind of person to serve selflessly.
Many are called, few are chosen, and the rest are fucking cowards.
It takes a special kind of person to serve selflessly.
Many are called, few are chosen, and the rest are fucking cowards.
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VFW sells small paper poppies for donations and we buy them in America, so yes we do.
heavy_duty
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In Toronto our cops, FD and paramedic vehicles sport the ribbons "support our troups" but the poppies are to recognize they who are no longer with us.
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