In May of 1954, Congress passed another law that transformed the observance into a tribute to the veterans of all wars.In Commonwealth nations, it's now known as Remembrance Day, and has taken on a similar meaning. The poppies that people wear in their lapels harkens back to that day in...
美国则把这一天定为老兵日“Veterans Day”,以表彰在美国军队服役过的军人。 鲜红色的虞美人花(poppy)是 Remembrance Day 的象征,到了这一天,人人都会在胸前别上一朵红色的小花,因此这一节日也被称为Poppy Day。 据说,佩戴虞美人花的传统起源于加拿大军医 John McCrae 的一首诗《在佛兰德斯战场》(In Flanders Fie...
In the U.S. we observe Veterans Day on November 11 to honor all military veterans. In the UK and other Commonwealth countries this date marks Remembrance Day (also informally known as Poppy Day). This is when they remember those members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty...
Candid shotsof old war veterans wearing poppies can make good photographs. Again, respect the person. Asking if you can take a photograph is polite and then you don't have to grab the moment. You can spend a few minutes composing the shot and making sure the viewpoint is good. If the ...
Legion Groups Selling Poppies Today to Honor VeteransSure, everyone's seen volunteers selling poppies on Poppy Day, but few people actually know...Sotonoff, Jamie
Remembrance Day: 阵亡将士纪念日 Armistice Day: 停战日,休战纪念日 Sacrifice:牺牲,献出 Commemorative service: 纪念仪式,纪念活动 Barren: 贫瘠的 不毛的 Resilient: 坚韧的,有弹性的 Veterans: 老兵,退伍军人 Our peaceful days are...
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I live in Kanata, and didn’t have any problem finding poppy trays, including the veterans or cadets manning these stations. I have seen them at Costco, a number of grocery stores, some restaurants and the like. If some schools don’t want to participate, shame on them. What else are ...
The branches rely on the poppy drive to raise funds that stay in the community to support veterans. People are invited to go to local cenotaphs to leave their poppies on or after Remembrance Day but there are not mass gatherings planned due to COVID-19. ...
We don't typically wear poppies on Veterans Day, since that time is set aside to honor all living veterans. Instead, we don a red poppy on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who have died fighting for our country. But you don't have to wait until May 28 to pin one to your...