Remembrance Day

Gung-ho · 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.

Lest we Forget

sgmillerton

indeeed. wearing my poppy with pride this last week.

will live from Glasgow

Was at the cenitaph in George square at 11 today,im always suprised by how moving remembrance day ceremonies are.Considering the sacrifice and task of our veterans two minutes silence is the least we can give.

I have a friend in Afghanistan at the moment and another in Germany, they would no doubt have been impressed by the turnout,people care more than you think.

sgmillerton

that is very true though there are unfortunates who mock and scorn the whole thing. lest we forget and how little they know.

Celtic Indian

For Royal Highland Fusilier Gordon Gentle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7082689.stm

and all the men and women fighting in an underfunded Army,without the proper equipment,in a pointless and unnessecary war.

For the unknown soldier.

agentmancuso

sgmillerton

agentmancuso

will live from Glasgow

some may think your being pedantic,but it is a good question, many people do get overly sentimental without actually having a clear idea about what.

To me i think wearing a poppy indicates that you take pride in the fact,or at least understand it is important to remember,that any freedom we have to day is only available because some have always been willing to fight for it.

This isnt a perfect description and ill probably come back and change it at some point.

sgmillerton

on my grandmothers side i had several male realtives die in both world war 1 and 2. they all hailed from edinburgh. i'm proud of what they sacrificed. i'm proud (especially when people deride it) i'm one of the people who ackknowledges (even in a small way) what others have sacrificed for all of us. i'm proud of the fact that so many people still do care.

i thought most understood these things.

Rinty

I wear mine to commemorate the sad loss of life and the sacrifice made by those involved in wars, not in pride of any victory in a war, WW1 was not about our freedoms. I disagree with the iraq war and have no problem with my poppy commemorating those who died there, without having to be proud of our involvement.

Both of my grandfathers fought in the wars, one in WW1 and was shot in the arm and shoulder at sommes. The other in burma in WW2.

will live from Glasgow

i think some people may attach specific significance to their wearing a poppy, but i think everyone would agree that to wear one in remembrance of loss of life is a commendable and good enough reason in itself.

SLG

will live from Glasgow

and then of course there are the people who attach no significance to it whatsoever and view it only as that thing people wear at the beginning of November, id like to think that they are ignorable

parkhead_rfb

i dont and never will wear one.

will live from Glasgow

im not really sure if im up to the task of convincing an irish republican to wear a poppy, i might have a few drinks and give it a go later on. but to be honest its better not to wear one and be clear in your head why you dont rather than put one on for no reason.

Cymro

The way I look at it is that I ignore the political connotations of Rememberence Sunday. I have no problem with taking time to remember the victims of war, be they military or civilian.

Certainly in terms of the two World Wars I will gladly respect those who died. The Second World War especially was a war which I feel could not have been ignored.

mairead

I always take time to remember those who died, particularly the several members of our family, and I hope we never forget why they died at such a young age.

Aventinian

sgmillerton

Cymro

mairead

Yes indeed, I missed that bit out and we should never forget.

Aventinian

Cymro