Originally Posted by
SASless
War is a terrible thing....it levies such a terrible cost on us all.
Sadly, sometimes the alternative is worse - the trick is knowing when (something our leaders aren't very good at)
Several years ago I was on a business trip to the UK around this time of year. I was unfamiliar with the poppy thing - kept wondering why I keep seeing them everywhere. Eventually I asked a local about it - and upon hearing the answer promptly purchasing one (I don't know if it's still the case, but at that time there were stands in the Underground selling them - for a pound IIRC). I wore it proudly - even when I got back home. Sadly it went missing somewhere along the line...