14-11-2017, 02:06
(14-11-2017, 01:57)hibeejim21 Wrote: "The Poppy doesn't honor any war as such, it honors those who have fallen in wars, irrespective of the politics behind those wars"
No. This is a much more recent utilisation and ideal of what the poppy is about. Those who have fallen in these other conflicts should be remembered but not via the poppy.
For me the poppy represents the sacrifice of our men and women in the great war and world war2. End of.
Well as the use of the poppy dates back to before WW2, its original intent was the remembrance of those who died in WW1. On that basis we have all extended its use to other conflicts down the years. Personally I have no problem using it to remember any military personnel who have been killed in the line of duty. The Royal British Legion also do not distinguish between which wars anyone was killed in, they serve to help and remember all veterans right up to the present day.