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I bought a bunch of these before a group of us went to France & Belgium in 2018 Historic NY Dec 2019 #1
Wow, the exact same ones? I dremeled off the pins on the back and glued flat round magnets UTUSN Dec 2019 #3
Its the official poppy adapted for the WWI commemorative coins. Historic NY Dec 2019 #5
Nancy looks ready to kick some ass in that pic. lpbk2713 Dec 2019 #2
Thing about Nancy is, she can strike down drumf cilla4progress Dec 2019 #18
The Poppy is much bigger in UK and Commonwealth countries than in the US greenjar_01 Dec 2019 #4
Well, not really odd, as I say, can be any time. VFW tends to limit to Vets Day. UTUSN Dec 2019 #6
Definitely the UK type greenjar_01 Dec 2019 #8
What do you mean by your Armistice Day pin? lunatica Dec 2019 #7
What is now in the U.S. "Veterans Day" started as Armistice Day, end of WW I. UTUSN Dec 2019 #9
Thanks! lunatica Dec 2019 #10
As I've disputed a little bit, it can honor any time. I'm trying to find a pic with the crosses UTUSN Dec 2019 #11
OK. I think I get it lunatica Dec 2019 #12
No, it's specifically for the reason of honoring - honoring *any time*. It *is* specifically UTUSN Dec 2019 #14
I didn't mean it wouldn't be for honoring soldiers. lunatica Dec 2019 #20
My mother talked about how she memorized Raine Dec 2019 #13
WW I was horrendously brutal in the millions of deaths. All war is horrible, but it set the impact. UTUSN Dec 2019 #16
I haven't seen that Raine Dec 2019 #27
... sprinkleeninow Dec 2019 #15
Where's my Mid-Watch picture?!1 UTUSN Dec 2019 #17
When I straighten out an IRS issue, fiddle with retirement accounts, get a new phone activated, sprinkleeninow Dec 2019 #19
Well, in the time it took to write that post you could have UTUSN Dec 2019 #22
IKR. Now I need to rack. After a too-tooty-tree a.m. snack. sprinkleeninow Dec 2019 #25
When I was a youngster we still called it Armistice Day; my #1 brother was born 11-11-1948... Hekate Dec 2019 #21
Thank *you* UTUSN Dec 2019 #23
We put on a patriotic program at school for our parents and families. sprinkleeninow Dec 2019 #26
I can remember my grandfather and father wearing them. colorado_ufo Dec 2019 #24
here i shall insert a wonderful WW1 era book by floyd gibbons-and they said we wouldn't fight. pansypoo53219 Dec 2019 #28
Probably wore it for Battle of the Bulge anniversary. Lars39 Dec 2019 #29
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