{"id":6903,"date":"2019-11-11T10:08:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T10:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/?p=6903"},"modified":"2021-12-22T08:49:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T08:49:45","slug":"5-things-to-keep-in-mind-about-poppies-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/5-things-to-keep-in-mind-about-poppies-today\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things To Keep In Mind About Poppies Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We remember <br><\/strong>A poppy is an acknowledgement of those who came before us and fought for our freedom and lost their lives doing it. #Neverforget is more than just words for us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/CBeebiesHQ-poppy-remembrance-day-sunday-2zoCsWMGo3q28ZVAHZ\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poppies represent hope and peace<\/strong><br>Poppies were found growing fast around graves around the time the First World War ended. They mark not just the end of war but the hope for a better future and a better way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/red-hipster-indie-ZEcyiTT7Ce96o\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Queen prefers 5 <br><\/strong>Queen Elizabeth has been seen wearing five poppies since 2016. Some say that she has chosen to do so to represent the five services active in the World Wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/GettyImages-1066403950-e1573383182341.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"the queen wearing 5 poppies\"\/><figcaption> Picture: Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They help vets <br><\/strong>During 1922, disabled former soldiers were put to work making poppies in factories. Several organisations have since continued making them to raise money to support former soldiers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/40820\/military-men-departing-service-uniform-40820.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;dpr=1&amp;w=500\" alt=\"Line of Soldiers Walkin\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other countries wear them too <br><\/strong>Apart from the UK, poppies are used in Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. 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