The sanctimonious poppy police should perhaps spend more time in quiet remembrance

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It's funny the same "crowd" that feels oppressed because no one is holding a gun to their head for not wearing a poppy are probably the same ones who believe everything they read on facebook
 
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pgs said:
Yup blowing your own horn , very silly of you , are you sure you are not a dumbocrat like Mentalfloss .
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Hehehe... Chief of a volunteer department isn't much of a horn to blow... it really only matters to people like Petros, who have a uniform fetish.

Anywho...got to carry the NATO flag which was a particular honour for me. Now that Trump is Prez, that might be last time anybody will carry that flag in our service.

Oh, I almost forgot... only one person said to me "you don't have your poppy on". I said, "yes, I know". There was no riot and I won't be on the national news.
 
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Murphy said:
Yes, but it's more.

I often tell people that while the idea of using November 11th was decided many years ago, Remembrance Day isn't something that is frozen in time. Remembrance Day isn't just about WWI. It's about all the wars where men fought and died. When subsequent conflicts came along, names got added to the cenotaphs.

I'm thinking about Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, others.
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Average age of WWW2 vets is around 92. It is often said generals fight a war using tactics from the previous. They looked at the US Civil War/Franco-Prussian.
Charging machine guns in a lines many deep to gain a few yards. Such a needless waste.
If someone does not wish to wear a Poppy, their choice.

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Because it's a Legion campaign. I stopped supporting the Legion after the turban issue.
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Sikhs went into battle with no helmet,and the Legion was wrong to discriminate against them.
 
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Sikhs went into battle with no helmet,and the Legion was wrong to discriminate against them.
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My father served with Sihk (and Ghurka) soldiers shen ge was in Kogala, Ceylon for three and. half years.

He remarked on several occasions how tough and competent they were as soldiers and he considered them as the backbone of their defences, not the British imperial soldiers.

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... and Pierre Elliot had nothing but contempt. T-Jean turned that into outright hatred.
 
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They're forcing us to be politically correct about war.


Down with them.
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I dont expect a dumbass troll to understand...you don't "give a **** about the poppy"...those are your words.

For all others, here is a pretty excellent poem about it:
“Please wear a Poppy”, the lady said and held one forth, but I shook my head, Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there, And her face was old and lined with care; But beneath the scars the years had made There remained a smile that refused to fade.

A boy came whistling down the street, Bouncing along on carefree feet, His smile was full of joy and fun: “Lady”, said he, “May I have one”? When she pinned it on he turned to say, “Why do we wear a poppy today”?
The lady smiled in her wistful way, And answered, “This is Remembrance Day, And the poppy there is a symbol for The gallant men who died in war, And because they did, you and I are free, That’s why we wear the poppy, you see”.

I had a boy about your size, With golden hair and big blue eyes. He loved to play and jump and shout, Free as a bird he would race about. As the years went by he learned and grew, And became a man – as you will, too.

But the war went on and he had to stay, And all I could do was wait and pray. His letters told of the awful fight, (I can see it still in my dreams at night) With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed wire, and the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.

“Till at last, at last, the war was won – And that’s why we wear a poppy, son.” The small boy turned as if to go, Then said, “Thanks lady, I’m glad to know, That sure did sound like an awful fight, But your son – did he come back all right?”

A tear rolled down each faded cheek: She shook her head but didn’t speak. I slunk away in a sort of shame, And if you were me you’d have done the same: For our thanks, in giving, is often delayed Through our freedom was bought And thousands paid.

And so when we see a poppy worn, Let us reflect on the burden borne, By those who gave their very all, When asked to answer their country’s call. That we at home in peace might live.

Then wear a poppy, Remember And give. Don Crawford
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Hey, I like the Hi-Power! Beats the crap outta that Italian POS we had.

But as fond as I am of the good ol' guns, I have to admit, the Glock is a dream. I have a Glock 24, .40 cal, six-inch, that just don't miss.
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I am partial to Glocks because of the flat top. It is a more natural sight plane. Easier to acquire your target. I don't own any autoloading handguns anymore though. Revolvers, lever rifles in pistol cals and single shots tickle my fancy these days.
 
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