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The Legion's annual Poppy drive is on. I prefer to get mine from a cadet or Legionnaire when I can, rather than a box on a counter.

Will you wear a poppy this year?
How much do you donate?
What do you do with yours after Nov 11?
 
Hangman said:
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Will you wear a poppy this year?
How much do you donate?
What do you do with yours after Nov 11?
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Yes
Min. $2 Max. $5 (per poppy - I always end up with more than one)
Never had one stay on my jacket that long that I have to consider it, usually by Remebrance Day I've lost at least 3 of them.
 
i always give $5/per ...they end up being put in the car pinned to the roof for as long as they stay ..i have 1 that made it until now from last year :)



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Mine is going on 3rd or 4th year. Some years ago, I received a small pin with a Canadian flag and I used that to hold my poppy in place, have not lost a poppy since.

But I still buy at least one every year, usually $5.
 
I always wear one... lose them all the time and end up getting 5-6. :)

No problem though... a minor sacrifice for what our veterans did for us.

Generally $5-10... but whatever bill I have in my pocket is given.
 
I give $5 each too. I generally buy 3: Overcoat, suit, and regular jacket.

After the ceremony on the 11th I put my poppy on one of the wreaths on the cenotaph in front of Old City Hall. I used to put it on my grandpa's grave when I was a kid and my dad took us there after school.
 
I have worn a poppy pretty much every year but this year I was struck by the irony in wearing as a symbol of the Canadian military the #1 export that funds the Taliban's ability to kill Canadian soldiers.
 
The Legion may be mostly old timers, but remember that they also have support programs for our current veterans too.
 
fuji said:
I have worn a poppy pretty much every year but this year I was struck by the irony in wearing as a symbol of the Canadian military the #1 export that funds the Taliban's ability to kill Canadian soldiers.
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What do you mean? Maybe this belongs in the Politics forum. This thread is about showing respect for veterans, fuji.

Edit: Now I get it - I didn't realize you were confusing opium poppy with the poppies in In Flanders Fields.
 
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The opium poppy cultivated in Afghanistan is a different species from the wild poppy of Flanders, which is our remembrance symbol.
 
I always wear a poppy.
I donate $2 . . . multipled by all the other poppies I buy as they always seem to fall off without me knowing it.
I recycle whatever poppies are left.

I also get annoyed at whomever cannot distinguish between the virtues of remembrance and debating some current conflict.
 
COMMANDER KIRK said:
The opium poppy cultivated in Afghanistan is a different species from the wild poppy of Flanders, which is our remembrance symbol.
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Sure. It's still ironic.

The only real difference between the common poppy that grows in Flanders and the opium poppy is that the latter was bred over time to maximize its opium yield. You would have a hard time telling them apart unless you're a botanist--they look pretty much the same.
 
2 to 5 dollars,,,stick the old ones about the visor,,,when I have 3 it means new wheels coming soon,,,,,
seen an asshat ask for a replacement for the one he lost,,,,he got one,after he left I through an extra tooney in,some people,,,sheese.
 
I always give $5 and usually buy three or four a year.
I always keep one in my car and a couple around my house.
My Dad was a vet so it hits close to home.
 
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