World War Remembrance

I was just wondering, do Americans and French people wear the poppy in remembrance of the deaths in the World Wars? We do in Britain.

What? A poppy?

We have Hollywood and the video games market. We've taken Omaha Beach more times than the Yankees have won the World Series.

We're in a never-ending state of World War remembrance.

Well, World War II, that is.

Remembrance Day is celebrated within the commonwealth; the US has Veterans Day which is pretty much the same thing.

oh, i see, it is a different system in America.

Commonwealth nations have remembrance (or "poppy") day. Other nations may have their own equivalents, but not with the same name.

Regardless, I think this would fit better in the GCC, so I shall move it there posthaste.

I did that when I lived in Canada. I guess it is only in "Commonwealth" nations, even though I have no idea what that means.

Originally Posted by mel14

I was just wondering, do Americans and French people wear the poppy in remembrance of the deaths in the World Wars? We do in Britain.

I dont actually wear a poppy but I know alot of people that do. I have no idea what a commonwealth country is either (explain?). I live in Britain too

I dont actually wear a poppy but I know alot of people that do. I have no idea what a commonwealth country is either (explain?). I live in Britain too

You live in Britain and you don't know the commonwealth?

It's an organization made up of lots of sovereign states, it allows them to co-operate with lots of different political issues; Queen Elizabeth II is the head.

Commonwealth nations: Essentially countries that have the British monarch as their official ruler even though they have their own governments.

At the going down of the sun,
We will remember them.

Ummm... I think the day to remember lost soldiers is called... Veteran's Day? Eh?

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In the US, yes. In commonwealth nations it's Remembrance day.

What's the tradition? Word War 1 ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month? If anyone was wondering, that's why Remembrance Day is the 11th November (with the nearest Sunday being Remembrance Sunday, but there's no difference this year).

I've always had respect for Rememberance Day, but Australians and New Zealanders have another day on top of that to remember and honour those who served in war: ANZAC Day. The 25th of April is when we honour those who fought in the battle at Gallipoli (in Turkey). The Turkish won that battle, but that never stopped us from making a Public Holiday of it.

Remembrance day... Such a sad time.

To all the brave Spartans who were lost in The Fall of Reach... Never Forget.