Poppies have become the symbol of the Armistice (end of the First World War.) Most of us are only familiar with the red poppies a la Flanders field.
There are other poppies for groups from killed service animals (horses, carrier pigeons, dogs, cats, canaries), noncombatants such as ambulance drivers and nurses, and people who today would be considered PTSD or shell shocked but were shot as cowards then.
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Really interesting
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Thanks, Luisa. I did not realize there were poppies to commemorate all of the different people and animals who died in the Great War.
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It was a discovery for me, too
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Thank you for sharing this post. Many people do not consider the wide range of people and animals who served.
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I was intrigued to learn there were more than red poppies so I had to share this post when I read it several months ago. It’s a wonderful post.
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Thank you. All who served deserve our ratitude, I believe, even though I hate the thought of war.
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Thanks for writing it. 🙂
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Agreed. And today is the day to do that. but any day is a good day to remember the vets.
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I remember reading this post last year and being moved by it. Thanks for the reminder!
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My pleasure
It was worth reading again.
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