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Each year since returning to Canada full-time in 2007, I have counted the poppies I see people wearing from the day the poppy campaign begins until 11am on November 11th. I'd tally up the count, donate 0.10$ per poppy, and send a cheque to a local veterans organization.
It used to be a sizeable donation.
In recent years, I've noticed my poppy count decreasing. I worry sometimes that people have begun to forget the past. I worry that we will soon relive their horrors in our future.
I don't base my donation on poppy counts anymore. And I no longer wait until Remembrance day arrives to make them.
I am changing too. Hopefully, for the better.
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Scribbled down on November 10th, 2010 by she
Posted in Friends & Family, Those Who Volunteered
For those who have served and fallen – both during their service or after retirement – take a moment to remember their sacrifice.
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November 10th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
My great-grandpa, grandpa, and da.
Call me superstitious, my annual post won’t include a photo of the hubs.
November 14th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
It is good to remember them. The march past of the veterans in Ottawa was very moving. Very glad we went