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SwampFox Super Member
Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 1040 Location: Destin, Florida
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:11 am Post subject: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Thanks to all of our Vetrans, best wishes for a great Vetrans Day tomorrow and a very good year to come.
Ed
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tracker Super Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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We call it Remembrance Day up here, but I'd sure like to second the sentiment.
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Yup its Remembrance day here
In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army
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.
Hope All the Veterns in all the countries that served have a good day tommorrow and as always I'm thankful to thouse that faught and lost there lives.
Remember if your in Canada wear your poppies. (I dont know if the US or other countries does that :?)
And remember to give a moment (2 minutes) of silence at 11:11am tommorrow even if you cant get to a service tommorrow
Dimitri
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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tracker Super Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Dmitri,
Thanks for posting the poem, nice reminder. I believe the poppy wearing is specifically us Canuckistanians. I also think it's great that we on a forum can all agree that the important thing is to honour those who serve.
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Tracker,
I dont know about this board but alot of other boards I visit get up in arms when a fellow Canadian calls Canada by that nickname because its anti-Canadian type people who created it.
Just a friendly tip.
Dimitri
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ogre Member
Joined: Jan 15, 2006 Posts: 79 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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we wear a red poppy to from flanders fields- where the blood spilit by aussies have turned the poppies red
later
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Ogre,
So Australia uses it too. I didnt know that
Dimitri
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tracker Super Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Yo Dmitri, I use that particular appelation to laugh at whoever the guy was that first slapped it at us, so...no offense meant. I just get a chuckle out of it. And yo our aussie brothers, thanks for sharing the info. Vince you're a piper? awesome, it's becoming a lost art.
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Tracker,
Not a problem, I'm just passing along some advice I've found when people call Canada that it doesnt go too well with alot of Canadians.
Dimitri
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tracker Super Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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_________________ "If God hadn't meant for man to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat!" |
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Vetrans Day best wishes |
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Tracker,
I dont think they'd get upset at all, especially if they are from around here many people wear them every day here!
Dimitri
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tracker Super Member
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