#REMEMBRANCE POPPY 2014 FULL#
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the poppy. On the other side, it’s the reality of where you are and what you’re doing.” It’s kind of a mix bag, on one side its very rewarding professionally. “When you wear the poppies, you remember those Canadians,” Major Alex Prentice said, who fought in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007. The poppy is the national symbol of Remembrance, honouring those who fought in the war and remembering those who died in the line of duty. To commemorate, ceremonies were held in Waterloo and in Guelph at the Royal Canadian Legion, where the Poppy Flag was raised and poppies were pinned to lapels for the first time. Every year on the last Friday of October, the poppy makes its return to our coats and jackets.įriday also marks the beginning of the annual Poppy Campaign.
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