Two minutes silence

[theallan]

It used to be that on the 11th (and the days running up to it) you would see around four out of five people wearing a poppy. Your hard pushed to see one in ten now. Its not just for remembering those from the World Wars who gave their lives, its far all wars. And so few people realising this and honouring it is a very sad state of affairs. Indeed I'd argue that the Poppy symbolises peace in general.

Lest we forget.

[swampy]

It used to be that on the 11th (and the days running up to it) you would see around four out of five people wearing a poppy. Your hard pushed to see one in ten now. Its not just for remembering those from the World Wars who gave their lives, its far all wars. And so few people realising this and honouring it is a very sad state of affairs. Indeed I'd argue that the Poppy symbolises peace in general.

Lest we forget.

technically you're incorrect. The problem with the poppie as a symbol and Armistace day is that the poppie represents the blood that was spilt on Flanders fields. Today there are British 7 survivors of world war 1.

People just can't relate to a war where the majority of the male population volunteered for service (some as young as 14).

It's a bygone age (un)fortunatley.

In Flanders fields 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.