[MR] Poppies & Veteran's Day

[Carolle Cox]

I used to keep them, like a bouquet, in a little cut-glass vase.  I think I
had a dozen or so.  One of my cats, as a kitten, pretty well decimated them.
This does bring back memories - I haven't seen those poppies in so long,
that  I, too, thought they'd quit doing them.  

Gerita

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From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Robyn Becker
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 11:40 AM
To: Sharon Henderson; The Merry Rose
Subject: Re: [MR] Poppies & Veteran's Day


Ah, you're dredging up memories long forgotten!  My father was an Air force
vet, and I remember, as a small child, always going to the VFW and getting
these little red flowers (fake, unfortunately), with a wired stem, that we'd
stick through a button hole of our shirt.  I never knew what they were
about, of course, being way too young to understand, at least at first.
 
By the time I was old enough to understand, he'd either stopped doing it, or
stopped bringing me along, I don't know which, since I don't have teenage
memories of those flowers.
 
After all this time, it's nice to finally know what they were for. 
 
ReyneA true friend is someone who knows all your faults and habits, and
loves you anyway.Per chevron purpure and vert, two sheaves of arrows and a
griffin argent



> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:42:41 -0500> From: 
> henderson.sharon at gmail.com> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org> Subject: [MR]
Poppies & Veteran's Day> > No one in my immediate area distributes poppies
any more, which> saddens me... my father and both grandfathers were
veterans, and I am> chaplain to an ROTC group that has been active since
before there> officially WAS such a thing as ROTC. Some of my cadets, now
officers,> are on active duty today at the post of danger. The fresh-faced>
youngsters I saw Friday at our observances will be there soon. I wish> I
could find a poppy today; if anyone happens to obtain an extra,> please
contact me off-list?> > Instead, I offer LTC McCrae's famous poem, for all
our veterans living and dead.> > In Flanders Fields> LTC John McCrae, MD
(1872-1918)> Canadian Army> > In Flanders field the poppies blow> Between
the crosses row on row,> That mark our place; and in the sky> The larks,
still bravely singing, fly> Scarce heard amid the guns below.> > We are the
Dead. Short days ago> We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,> Loved and were
loved, and now we lie> In Flanders fields.> > Take up our quarrel with the
foe:> To you from failing hands we throw> The torch; be yours to hold it
high.> If ye break faith with us who die> We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow> In Flanders fields.> > God bless you all!> > Meli> > Wolf scripsit:> >
On Nov 11, 2007 1:36 PM, Wolf Silveroak <wolfsilveroak at cox.net> wrote:> >
The DAV was at my local Krogar down the street Friday, handing out their> >
poppies. I drove past them as I left, went straight home, the opposite> >
direction than I was intending to go, grabbed my spare money, came back and>
> got myself a poppie.> >> > I make a point of getting at least one yearly,
they are one of the few> > organizations I willingly support. Because
someday, I or someone I know, may> > need their services.> >> > -Wolf>
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