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Originally Posted by archer
Often pompous British generals, commanding Australian troops.
Also, generals who screw up and land on the wrong beach  .
As for where I was, I had the day off, so I went down to the local RSL.
Drinkin' with the diggers is always the way to go IMO. |
Change the word 'Australian' to 'Canadian' and you begin to understand our experience in places like Paschendale and The Sommes, or Ypres. We are taught in history that the Brits liked use soldiers of their empire as the 'vanguard' or 'Shock Troops' in dicy situations to better preserve their own country men. I think that this is what directly led to the Statute of Westminster in 1931, when Canada finally broke free of the British government.
Here's some poppy history:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch...membrance.html
this is what our poppies look like:
http://www.mikesjournal.com/Poppy.jpg
that one has a green centre, the current ones have black centres:
http://www.mikesjournal.com/poppy%20black.jpg
You usually give a buck to a vet who is sellling them on the streets. They ALWAYS fall off of your clothes, so I end up buying 1 each day. This is fine, as I don't mind giving them money.
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.c...esources/poppy
http://canada.kos.net/remembrance.html