tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post276244863416513743..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: RememberingAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-46286327175376238432007-11-22T02:27:00.000+00:002007-11-22T02:27:00.000+00:00Hello,I was in Flanders six weeks ago, and highly ...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I was in Flanders six weeks ago, and highly recommend a visit to the Ypres Salient. It is horrific what everyone who was there went through.<BR/><BR/>"In Flanders Fields" has some real meaning for me now.<BR/><BR/>My blog on the experience: http://www.inknimage.com/node/35<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, Aviatrix. I found this site about a year ago and love reading it. Hopefully next year I will get to join you in the Canadian skies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57323987136119950142007-11-16T00:04:00.000+00:002007-11-16T00:04:00.000+00:00Thank you for remembering.USAF MSgtThank you for remembering.<BR/><BR/>USAF MSgtTravellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263645693176777616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-25819159211758337822007-11-12T20:18:00.000+00:002007-11-12T20:18:00.000+00:00The poppy wearing is simply not a contemporary pr...The poppy wearing is simply not a contemporary practice in the US, so I wouldn't judge those who aren't wearing them too harshly. The first time I saw them worn was in Canada, and I was unfamiliar with their symbolism, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-48109948731991969182007-11-12T18:04:00.000+00:002007-11-12T18:04:00.000+00:00Thank you for wearing your poppy. It used to be a ...Thank you for wearing your poppy. It used to be a regular thing that vets would be outside the markets selling them but no more. I don't have one anymore. But I have [i] In Flanders Fields [/i] on my computer and read it every year.<BR/>My oldest brother was shot and was a POW in Germany after Omaha beach and it changed my Dad in ways that could never be explained. My brother came home but he was never the same.<BR/>Now friends sons are not coming home from places with foreign names and we must remember them as well.<BR/><BR/>amulbunnyamulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-35578194492839083492007-11-12T17:46:00.000+00:002007-11-12T17:46:00.000+00:00Thanks for this post.Thanks for remembering.- A Ve...Thanks for this post.<BR/>Thanks for remembering.<BR/><BR/>- A VetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-9147824932570575902007-11-12T16:11:00.000+00:002007-11-12T16:11:00.000+00:00I was down in the USA last week (Wed&Thu), and I w...I was down in the USA last week (Wed&Thu), and I wore my poppy. The folks at security screening were (surprisingly) not excited about the straight pin - I was half expecting them to consider it to be unsafe.<BR/><BR/>But nobody in our US office knew anything about the wearing of the poppy. When asked, I had them Google "In Flander's Fields" - and then they understood why I wear it.<BR/><BR/>When flying out of Dulles I was stopped by the gate agent, who recalled that I flew in two days earlier. I have flaming orange/red hair (which she didn't remember). But she remembered the poppy.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726267862761677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-40453408976907915702007-11-12T15:07:00.000+00:002007-11-12T15:07:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194758376900990105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-73226583697844199642007-11-12T12:47:00.000+00:002007-11-12T12:47:00.000+00:00Here in the US, poppies aren't really in evidence....Here in the US, poppies aren't really in evidence. When I used to go to Canada every other weekend to see my kids, I'd come back with one and wear it all week, and people didn't seem to know what it was. (BTW: If you take your multi-tool and fold back the tip, they don't fall off, but of course you need to use tools to change your shirt which is a bit inconvenient.)<BR/><BR/>I got to participate in a couple of 11/11 ceremonies when I was in the army reserve. It's very moving. Even if your legs are going numb from wearing a kilt.<BR/><BR/>Even if you're not a big fan of his music, Garnet Rogers "11:11" always captures the mood for me.<BR/>http://xcski.com/~ptomblin/11_11.mp3Paul Tomblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728282967367577245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-59302408895065752872007-11-12T12:19:00.000+00:002007-11-12T12:19:00.000+00:00If you have seen the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgiu...If you have seen the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium, there are 10s of THOUSANDS listed, those whose bodies were never found. Deeply moving. Poppies are for the personal sacrifices made by soldiers, not for the politicians that put them there in the first placeLord Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243668575631936439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-81329748205713544022007-11-12T09:28:00.000+00:002007-11-12T09:28:00.000+00:00We went to the Remembrance Day celebration at our ...We went to the Remembrance Day celebration at our local church yesterday. My two younger children are in the Guides and Scouts so they were there in uniform, as was my wife. I was suited and wearing the poppy. I always find it difficult when the names are read out of those who never came back from 14-18 and 39-45. We are small village in the Cotswolds, and so many families lost some many sons and fathers. This year we had names from the Falklands and the Gulf (Part 1), again so many names...<BR/><BR/>RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com