Red poppy compared to St. George’s ribbon
13 November, 2012 - 00:00
ON NOVEMBER 11, THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES MARKED THE REMEMBRANCE DAY (ALSO KNOWN AS POPPY OR ARMISTICE DAY). ON THAT DATE THOSE WHO WANTED TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF WW I VETERANS BOUGHT RED POPPIES AT ONE POUND APIECE AND ATTACHED THEM TO THEIR LAPELS OR TO THE CROSSES ON THE VETERANS’ GRAVES. ALL PROCEEDS WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE WAR VETERANS’ RELIEF FOUNDATION. IN CONTRAST, ST. GEORGE’S RIBBONS (THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS COMBAT DECORATION IN TSARIST RUSSIA) ARE HANDED OUT FREE IN TODAY&rsquo
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