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Remembrance Sunday

markysimmo

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Johnny nice-tits
Anybody going to a Remembrance Service for Armistice day tomorrow ??

Ill be going to my one where I live Colchester, always been a massive army town, used to be 30k plus soldiers in the 80s, now down to about 2k

I shall be paying my respects for all those who fought to keep us free including my grandad and respecting those who fight for us now

Never Forget

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Working 9am til 10pm tomorrow. I'll be wearing my poppy with pride. Also bought a box from an old gentleman and will be handing them out in shop tomorrow.
 
Flower of the eternal sleep
Watching with the ones who weep.
You, whose lives, so short in bloom,
Saw such bloodshed, death and gloom.


You trembled to the sound of guns
Which tore to death beloved sons.
You fluttered, died. before your time -
Dropped blood red petals in their prime.


Crimson poppies 'neath the clouds -
Short lived, yet colourful and proud;
Now worn by humans with such pride
Remembering those who bravely died.


You represent young lives cut short -
Those who, for freedom, bravely fought.
Flower of the eternal sleep -
Silently your vigil keep.
 
Aldo said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2231071/James-McClean-refuses-wear-poppy.html
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As much as its his right to not wear one, he's maybe forgetting who fought to preserve that right.
Despite what happened in NI conflicts or present day in Afghan and Iraq, whether you agree with them or not, the whole idea of the poppy stemmed from WW1 and remembering the sacrifice those brave men made for our freedom. And again in WW2. What these Irish fellas forget when they refuse to wear one, is that many an Irishman fought alongside English, Scottish, Welsh, etc in BOTH those conflicts and many lost their lifes.
In effect he is forgetting them all to make a statement about his disagreement with recent conflicts. Sad really
 
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Today I shall be remembering Captain David Dobson (2006)
http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk/5849862

And Lcpl Dave Wilson (2008)
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/D...LanceCorporalDavidKennethWilsonDiesInIraq.htm
Both of which I served with during my short 5yr career in the Army Air Corps. And both who sadly lost their lives aged 27 in Iraq


And of course I will be remembering all those who gave their lives, in the two most horrific wars of modern times, to preserve our freedom.

We will remember them
 
edgey-the-yid said:
As much as its his right to not wear one, he's maybe forgetting who fought to preserve that right.
Despite what happened in NI conflicts or present day in Afghan and Iraq, whether you agree with them or not, the whole idea of the poppy stemmed from WW1 and remembering the sacrifice those brave men made for our freedom. And again in WW2. What these Irish fellas forget when they refuse to wear one, is that many an Irishman fought alongside English, Scottish, Welsh, etc in BOTH those conflicts and many lost their lifes.
In effect he is forgetting them all to make a statement about his disagreement with recent conflicts. Sad really
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They don't really explain his personal views, they hint - by saying where he is from in contrast with Martin O'Neill (Derry/Londonderry) and mentioning, but not in detail, something from before. Sounds like he has a few brain cells missing to make his views so public, though, especially his comments about the north east.

I doubt he forgets it, but he probably feels that by supporting ALL wars and soldiers he is supporting something that he fundamentally disagrees with. I don't think it is sad, it is the way the remembrance day services have been bundled together. You could argue that career soldiers are not in the same bracket as those who joined up to fight tyranny in WWI and WWII, despite the huge sacrifice they make each day it is a choice now rather than an obligation or moral duty. Like a policeman or fireman, they are dangerous jobs. Plus the reasons for war are very different now. Still, it doesn't lessen the need to honour those who gave their all for our freedoms today.

The way the Mail describes John O'Shea makes it sound like his decision was one of objection, to change his shirt, rather than 'normal practice' as the text below says.


I went to an all boys secondary school, during WWI we lost half of the school to the war and during WWII about 1/3. There was a monument in the grounds and every year a ceremony with some high profile former students.
 
edgey-the-yid said:
As much as its his right to not wear one, he's maybe forgetting who fought to preserve that right.
Despite what happened in NI conflicts or present day in Afghan and Iraq, whether you agree with them or not, the whole idea of the poppy stemmed from WW1 and remembering the sacrifice those brave men made for our freedom. And again in WW2. What these Irish fellas forget when they refuse to wear one, is that many an Irishman fought alongside English, Scottish, Welsh, etc in BOTH those conflicts and many lost their lifes.
In effect he is forgetting them all to make a statement about his disagreement with recent conflicts. Sad really
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I sincerely believe in the old saying that one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter so when I pay my respects to fallen troops I pay my respects to those on both sides in any conflict.

I have my grandfather's discharge papers from the British army in 1917, he went back to Ireland after being shot in WW1.
 
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What's the combined attendance to all premier league games every week?

250,000 at least

We lost 6 times that in WWI and WWII

Puts it into perspective

Never forget
 
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"In the last two world wars 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded. They all died or were wounded for the freedom of Britain and the world, and during shell fire, with no other protection but the turban, the symbol of their faith."
 
I gave up three lunchtimes at school this week to sell poppies.

On Friday right at the end of lunch this c.ocky sixth former disgustingly picked up a poppy out the box. I said to him "put it back it's stealing from charity" so he replies "I don't like charity", crushes the poppy in his hand and gives it back to me.
 
COYS said:
I gave up three lunchtimes at school this week to sell poppies.

On Friday right at the end of lunch this c.ocky sixth former disgustingly picked up a poppy out the box. I said to him "put it back it's stealing from charity" so he replies "I don't like charity", crushes the poppy in his hand and gives it back to me.
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Firstly, well done for giving up your own time.

Secondly, don't worry about ****s like that mate once he's in the real world he'll get what's owed to him.
 
Roy1983 said:
Firstly, well done for giving up your own time.

Secondly, don't worry about ****s like that mate once he's in the real world he'll get what's owed to him.
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By real world if you mean the working world, he walked in to Topman and got offered a part-time job and now walks round with his Topman badge and makes out he gets like 60% discount when really he only gets 25%

Sad world we live in.
 
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