{"id":124,"date":"2011-11-04T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2021-11-03T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:42:46","slug":"buy-a-poppy-wear-a-poppy-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/buy-a-poppy-wear-a-poppy-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy a Poppy, Wear a Poppy – Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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You will see many people wearing a plastic Poppy (red flower<\/i>) on their lapel (collar<\/i>) these days (Nov 1st – 11th), in Canada, the UK and maybe some parts of the U.S.A.<\/p>\n

November 11th is Remembrance Day (Veteran’s Day in the US<\/i>) and it is time to remember the fallen soldiers who died in battle in various wars in our history.\u00a0 The tradition started after the end of World War 1.<\/p>\n

If you are not sure what wearing the poppy symbolizes, I can help.<\/p>\n

1 – it is a symbol to remember the fallen soldiers who have fought for your\/our country\/freedom
\n2 – you wear it on your left lapel\/collar, over your heart, but not on your right side
\n3 – it is not a symbol supporting war
\n4 – it is not a peace symbol
\n5 – it is not a fashion piece (although some people wear beautiful hand-made knitted ones!)<\/em>
\n6 – money raised goes to help veterans (returned soldiers<\/i>) live a little more comfortably
\n7 – You do not have to be born in Canada, UK or USA to wear one.\u00a0 You can wear one to honour your own country’s losses in previous war.\u00a0 It is about remembering fallen soldiers.
\n8 – It is a personal decision, but not a political or religious one.<\/p>\n

For me, I wear a poppy every year, without fail.\u00a0 My grandfather, Harold Phillips, fought in WW II, and survived.\u00a0 His brother was not so lucky.\u00a0 I wear a poppy to honour them and their comrades.\u00a0 For me it’s close to my history and heart.\u00a0 More information can be found here on the Poppy and the history:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.legion.ca\/remembrance\/the-poppy<\/a><\/p>\n

A famous poem taught in school even today was written by a Canadian Medic in WWI named John McCrae<\/b><\/i>.\u00a0 The poem is about poppies growing in Flanders Fields.\u00a0 It is called ‘In Flanders Fields’.<\/p>\n

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
\nBetween the crosses, row on row,
\nThat mark our place; and in the sky
\nThe larks, still bravely singing, fly
\nScarce heard amid the guns below.<\/div>\n

We are the Dead. Short days ago
\nWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
\nLoved and were loved, and now we lie
\nIn Flanders fields.<\/p>\n

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
\nTo you from failing hands we throw
\nThe torch; be yours to hold it high.
\nIf ye break faith with us who die
\nWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow
\nIn Flanders fields.<\/p>\n

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John McCrae<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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