Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Lest We Forget

This post is in remembrance of the many veterans (and those who supported them) who fought so valiantly that we might enjoy the fragile freedoms we have today.


I hope the younger people will try to continue to remember. I read in the news on November 10, 2020, that fewer Canadians bought a poppy this year than in 2019 and many don't know what the poppy represents. Here is a link that will explain the Poppy Campaign and the importance of it.


On Wednesday, November 11 at 11 a.m. I will remember the mighty and the fallen.

God bless them all. ♥♥♥


15 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
Wonderful tribute post for Remembrance Day. I love the poppies!
Take care, enjoy your day!

Annie said...

A sobering time. War is an awful thing. It is hard to find poppies in the US now.. I had a new one every year but now I don't even see them being sold. Times are so sad.

Jeanie said...

I love that poem. It never fails to move me.

Jan said...

Lovely post Penny. Take care. x

Joanne Noragon said...

Penny, it has been so long since I've seen a veteran selling poppies! However, I remember the day and honor the dead.

Mari said...

I think that poem is so poignant, and I love the poppy campaign.

Joyful said...

Me too Joanne, these days we at home can find poppy boxes in participating stores. You just leave your donation and take a poppy. Also one can buy on line and at the legion.

Joyful said...

I love the poem too.

Joyful said...

It also moves me.

affectioknit said...

What a nice post...I love seeing everyone wearing the poppy...lest we forget...and it's something (in the US anyway) that can help bring us together...
~Have a lovely day!

Joyful said...

Thank you Teresa. I love to see people wearing poppies too. These days there are so many kinds of poppies and it's great that people are invested enough to create them. I'm watching what is happening in the US and I pray that it can once again be united. xx

Pamela M. Steiner said...

I don't know when I last saw poppies being sold here in the USA. It's been a while. Maybe I'm just not in the right places out in the "country" and not the cities. Thank you for this excellent post to remind us that freedom isn't free...many people fought and died for our freedoms. Our young people today just don't seem to get it. They think everything should be given to them. It's so sad what our society has become.

Joyful said...

Hi Pamela, please contact the National Poppy Day campaign in State of Florida. I'm sure they can let you know where to get a poppy where you live. It's so important to support our veterans. https://www.legion.org/poppyday

Joyful said...

p.s. you can even buy on line which might be easier for you.

Rhodesia said...

A quiet day here due to lockdown, but 20 of us had a full service at the local war memorial. Have a good week Diane

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