The Great War

[AWP]

The week before 11/11, the RAF here began wearing poppies on their uniforms.

Class, pure class. I wish we had that worldview.

The 94th Fighter Squadron still carries the Hat in the Ring from the WWI days. I ran into some VMFA-211 pilots. F-35's remembering the legacy of F-4F's on Wake Island...

History matters. We should honor our past. Props to the RAF and USMC for that lesson.

 

[RackMaster]

The week before 11/11, the RAF here began wearing poppies on their uniforms.

Class, pure class. I wish we had that worldview.

The 94th Fighter Squadron still carries the Hat in the Ring from the WWI days. I ran into some VMFA-211 pilots. F-35's remembering the legacy of F-4F's on Wake Island...

History matters. We should honor our past. Props to the RAF and USMC for that lesson.

I believe the poppy for week prior is a British Commonwealth tradition going back to Armistice Day (now Remembrance Day). We actually wear it for 2 weeks in Canada. I think the decline in wearing the poppy in the US might have more to do with the switch from Armistice Day to Veteran's Day.

Some of the 54 Commonwealth member states, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, observe the tradition of Remembrance Day on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Other nations observe a solemn day but at different dates. For example, ANZAC Day is observed in New Zealand on April 25. In South Africa, Poppy Day is marked on the Sunday that falls closest to November 11.
Many nations that are not members of the Commonwealth also observe Remembrance Day on November 11, including France, Belgium and Poland.

10 Quick Facts on... Remembrance Day - Quick Facts - Educators - Information For - Remembrance - Veterans Affairs Canada

In which countries do people wear poppies?

Remembrance poppy - Wikipedia

 

[Soulezoo]

WWI was an altogether different type of horror for the average soldier. My grandfather fought at Meuse Argonne and Ypres. Wounded at the latter. Not sure how to turn the photo the right way. I didn't take it that way.

 

[AWP]

They Shall Not Grow Old is insane. If you have a weak stomach, don't bother with the film. Jackson left nothing out, all of it in color. With that said, it is a bloody amazing film and should be required viewing for Officers and NCOs.

 

[R.Caerbannog]

They Shall Not Grow Old is insane. If you have a weak stomach, don't bother with the film. Jackson left nothing out, all of it in color. With that said, it is a bloody amazing film and should be required viewing for Officers and NCOs.

Amazon has it on sale for 9-10 bucks for anyone on the fence.

 

[Gunz]

One of my most prized books