tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post5413609675019285636..comments2023-10-22T16:59:51.624+01:00Comments on Fluffy Pink Duck: Poppy AppealFluffy Pink Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795462371793193205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-87696987358100154672005-11-03T01:11:00.000+00:002005-11-03T01:11:00.000+00:00http://jeremy-young.blogspot.com/2005/06/giving-is...http://jeremy-young.blogspot.com/2005/06/giving-is-not-rememberance.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-14209272903343545092005-11-03T01:23:00.000+00:002005-11-03T01:23:00.000+00:00Regardless of anyone else's views on the subject I...Regardless of anyone else's views on the subject I will, as always, donate and wear my poppy in remembrance of those who have died in the service of this country.<br><br>Although I know of no members of my family to have died on the battlefield, my grandads both fought in WWII (one in bomber command and the other in the middle east) because they answered the call of their country need when it was asked of them.<br><br>I will not pass judgement on whether or not any or all of the wars could have been avoided but I will say that if more politicians had actually seen a battlefield we might actually have less of them.<br><br>I choose to contribute each year because someone has to look after those who did the same for us in their youth and I have no shame in admitting that their sacrifice does reduce me to tears when I think about it. I only hope that if, god forbid, the need ever rose again that I could show even a fraction of their courage and their resolve.<br><br>So, next Friday I will stop at the 11th hour and I will weep and I will remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com