DocMarten
8:01 Mon Nov 9
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Cheers chim, but can't stand the bloke - clearly.
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RAF Hammer
6:37 Mon Nov 9
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I tend to agree. You could wear a poppy and nobody would bat an eyelid, but there seems to be a lot of 'Wear it on the left with the leaf at the 11 o'clock.' I'm not sure where these 'rules' came in from.
As for the festival on Saturday night, I seem to remember there being a lot more military displays. I think the navy Physical Training Instructors used to do a vaulting display and climb up a rigging and move around to the music. There doesn't seem to be as many troops marching in as there used to be either.
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claret50
6:24 Mon Nov 9
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*spectacle.......wrong choice of word
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Monk~koknee
5:27 Mon Nov 9
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Mike
It is interesting that for most of my life we had poppy days and people wore them on the day through choice in memory of the ordinary people who fought and died in two world wars. Then some 10 or 15 years ago it had a marketing makeover whereby it has become almost compulsory for anyone in the public domain to be seen wearing their poppy for a good week or so or risk vilification.
My dad who was called up in 1940 and de-mobbed in 1946 having fought in North Africa and Italy hated all the marching, medal wearing and war stories. He had a box of medals in a suitcase in the loft which never saw the light of day. I understand others will think differently and I applaud those generally remembering (rather than glorifying) but it does seem to be becoming a bit of a circus.
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Mike Oxsaw
5:06 Mon Nov 9
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From as early as I can recall, Remembrance Sunday was just about that - remembering.
Remembering THEM - the fallen, not me, the beneficuary.
It was most certainly NOT just another "entertainment spectacular", and needed not any "celebrities" to boost the ratings; any that attended generally did so to express personal feelings, not to audition for their next role of simply remind people they still exist, and the media should refrain from identifying and highlighting such people as if to claim that celebrities remembrance is somehow more important that that of those who celebrate them.
It was also apolitical: politicians attending were doing so on behalf of all those that voted in the election, not just their party supporters.
As such, any attempt to make political gain on this of all days is extremely distasteful and an indication that they feel their personal opinion trumps all else.
If those carrying the banner for the club that sent our soldiers, seamen & airman to die can't show any such respect, how can they ask others to (respect them, their country & that club)?
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claret50
4:24 Mon Nov 9
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I've just watched it on the beeb iplayer and thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle, although I couldn't see the point in having Pixie Lott & Rod Stewart included in the performance.
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Brussels Sprout
12:25 Mon Nov 9
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Gave a call to my Godfather who is a WW2 veteran (Far East campaign) - he's hanging on at the age of 90 now.
Also thinking of my old school mate from Wanstead High, Tom, who didn't return from Afghanistan.
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,
11:58 Sun Nov 8
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People seem to confuse a politician who reckons we should be a republic with a politician who is unpatriotic.
I can fully understand Corbyn paying his party's respect the the working class who have fallen in war for our country.
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MikeHammer
11:55 Sun Nov 8
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Chim ... I think you will find a few others !
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chim chim cha boo
11:51 Sun Nov 8
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I don't want to turn a Remembrance Sunday thread into something political but I was at the Cenotaph today and Corbyn played the game, sang some hymns, sang the national anthem and laid his wreath with great respect and dignity.
However, even if he'd have stood stark bollock naked and lobbed the wreath over a fence that's exactly what our war dead (and living) fought for- a free country where you can express your opinions without getting taken away and tortured.
Great Britain was the only country in Europe that wasn't a dictatorship at some point in the 20th century.
The people we honoured today made that happen and if you open your eyes you'll see that Jeremy Corbyn knows that as much as anyone and appreciates it just as much.
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Far Cough
11:33 Sun Nov 8
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Can't stand Corbyn but I thought he was dressed appropriately and he even half managed to mouth the national anthem
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MikeHammer
11:18 Sun Nov 8
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RAF ... Thanks. I will contact them as I need to figure out how to do without a Service Number .... I will pursue this though as my kids are proud to be the only ones in school who had a grandad who served in WW2 .. It's an age thing!
Will let you know how I get on.
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RAF Hammer
11:04 Sun Nov 8
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Mike - I've messaged you with a link.
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JohnnyL
10:54 Sun Nov 8
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Mike ... I think you should do that ... Be great for your kids.
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DocMarten
10:36 Sun Nov 8
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'Dignified suit' ...fekk my old boots. All I can say is there's a tramp naked on bench somwhere once Corbyn had robbed him of his clothing.
He's an embarrassment to our country and one can clearly see by his sartorial efforts on such an important day, his feelings toward our war fallen.
Doc.
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MikeHammer
10:20 Sun Nov 8
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Mrs W ... I always think of my dad today and he too survived D Day but succumbed to Leukaemia 13 years ago. I was at my kids school remembrance parade today as I my eldest stood in sea scout uniform - that made me proud. My youngest who is only 8 asked lots of questions about the grandad he never met. It made me look into how I get my dads WW2 medal which he - like so many others - never collected.
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Northern Sold
9:48 Sun Nov 8
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yngwies Cat 7:02 Sun Nov 8
Fantastic that...
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Mrs Wilberforce
9:38 Sun Nov 8
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Never served myself but Remembrance Day is always emotional for me. My Dad Bert - a Hammer and a WWII D-day veteran - passed on two years ago aged 90.
I will always remember him standing to attention at 11am - ramrod straight with tears in his eyes for the mates he lost. Soppy sod but I stand to attention myself now.
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daveyg
9:21 Sun Nov 8
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Some prat had to mention that.
I guess you also say he didn't bow down enough.
He wore a dignified suit, not with wide lapels and wings flapping around
Cameron practically sucked his own cock on the way down.
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DocMarten
8:44 Sun Nov 8
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On a day of respect and rememberance to our fallen heroes, did that national embarrassment, Corbyn, get dressed in the dark? Clearly, his view for the day was 'anything Foot can do, I can do better'. Absolute disgrace.
Doc.
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yngwies Cat
7:02 Sun Nov 8
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My son brought a poppy yesterday and asked the old boy if he could take some poppy stickers so his football team could stick on there football tops for there game today. The chap was really touched and the thought,
Got stuffed 10-1 all very proud as they held the minute silence in great grace with the poppy stickers in on there tops.
Rip the fallen
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