What Does Remembrance Sunday Mean to You?

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    It would be easy to get into a rant on the subject.
    But
    We know what we do here keeping memories alive not only the history of WW2 but also the many casualties both military and civilian.
    We know we always Remember in the past,now and in the future.

    So I suggest we just keep on going and let all the nonsense clear itself which it will do.


    onwards and upwards
     
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  2. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    At our local service here on Saturday I saw several women sporting a pair of Poppy earrings like those pictured below. Paying $88 for a pair of designer, Kate Spade earrings, despite obvious good intentions, just strikes me as too commercial. I also struggle with turning a revered symbol into a piece of jewelry. I guess some would argue that it is no different than wearing a poppy pin but I found it unsettling.

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  3. amberdog45

    amberdog45 Senior Member

    I do hope they remember in the future and the politics/commercialism of it gives way to the real spirit of it.

     
  4. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    Prominent voices are critical in keeping Remembrance Day as an important event.

     
  5. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    Postbox in Northallerton, North Yorkshire
    Lest We Forget :poppy:


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  6. EmpireUmpire

    EmpireUmpire .........

    What does Remembrance Day mean to me?

    A couple of things -

    I remember
    my ancestors and friends who did not fail their rendezvous.

    I feel ashamed when I hear:- "They fought for the freedoms we enjoy today". In fact, it makes me sick to my fucking stomach.

    Is this really the future our ancestors fought and died for?

    Anyway, don't listen to me, I'm just a bigot.
     
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  7. Grasmere

    Grasmere Well-Known Member

    For me it's about respect for the war dead, and those who lived through it and played their part, sometimes left with life changing injuries. I have always worn a poppy to remember. I feel saddened and angry when I read stories like the recent damage to Rochdale Cenotaph, and I hope that the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in London goes off without incident this year.
     
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  8. Little Friend

    Little Friend Senior Member

    Me too ! A year ago I was told of a Wartime aircraft crash in a small village. I enquired about any kind of memorial to these lost crew members, and was told that there wasn't one. So, I contacted the local History Group, they said the matter would be brought up at their next meeting. Not really expecting to hear anything positive, I was surprised to discover that indeed something was going to be done to address this. Things started to move fast, and contact had been made with various members of the families of this American B-17 crew. This Sunday, thirteen of them, one at 103 years old, will be attending a Memorial Dedication at the local Church close to the crash-site. After the Service the actual Crash-Site will be visited, followed by a lunch in the village hall for us few invited.
    Just pray for good weather on Sunday everywhere. Hope All goes well in London !
     

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