tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post9076574204956801560..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Veterans DayMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-73659222332346722942022-11-15T08:18:40.727-06:002022-11-15T08:18:40.727-06:00I agree — the word itself leaves out the dead, tho...I agree — the word itself leaves out the dead, though in the States there’s also Memorial Day, which honors only those who died in military service. Poppies go with Memorial Day.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-151011911118443772022-11-15T00:19:35.319-06:002022-11-15T00:19:35.319-06:00In the British Commonwealth countries it is called...In the British Commonwealth countries it is called Remembrance Day, which to me is more fitting since that implies it will continue to be observed after the present war veterans have passed away, <br />and implies that it is to remember the nonveterans, forever young, whose bodies are overseas. "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old..."<br /><br />So as the day nears many people will wear a paper (now plastic) poppy in remembrance. From the poem by a Canadian In Flanders Fields.Sean Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.com