I wear the poppy without irony. I wear it for your Grandfather and Grand-Uncle who served before me, for the men and women I served with and for those who serve after me.
The Politicians, Governments, Corportations and Commodities can go hang. I wear it for my Comrades in Arms who didn't come back, or came back broken in myriad ways. I wear it for my Father, who died working to save someone's life (http://jessie-c.livejournal.com/123860.html). Today I'll go and stand in the rain for them, just because I can. Because they made it possible for me to be able to.
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The Politicians, Governments, Corportations and Commodities can go hang. I wear it for my Comrades in Arms who didn't come back, or came back broken in myriad ways. I wear it for my Father, who died working to save someone's life (http://jessie-c.livejournal.com/123860.html). Today I'll go and stand in the rain for them, just because I can. Because they made it possible for me to be able to.
"We will remember them."