Devotions

Cowardly?  Not at all. Every November, the same accusation resurfaces: that wearing a white poppy is disrespectful, unpatriotic, even cowardly. The history says otherwise. Who wears it? Many veterans wear the white poppy, including people who lived through the horrors of the front line and came to see war as futile. Conscientious objectors who refused to fight often showed enormous courage. Some served with the Friends' Ambulance Unit or the medical corps, rescuing the wounded under shellfire without carrying a weapon. Others took on bomb disposal and stretcher-bearing, among the most dangerous work of the wars. The white poppy isn't about dishonouring soldiers. It stands for remembering all victims of war, military and civilian, and for a commitment to peace. Where did it come from? The white poppy didn't start as a rival to the red one. It was first produced in 1933 by the Women's Co-operative Guild, whose members were largely women who had lost husbands, sons, brothe...

For Remembrance and White Poppy Day: He stands tied to a post, fired upon by comrades. He doesn't die. The commander's revolver finishes it "The Coward" The stretcher bearer is under fire. Hands raw from saving lives. He wouldn't arm himself. "The Coward" The stretcher bearer is under fire. Hands raw from saving lives. He wouldn't arm himself. "The Coward" White poppies on a veteran's shirt. Spat at. How dare he pursue peace. "The Coward" A woman hides her child. She doesn't want to send him to the front. How dare she keep him from glory. "The Coward" "Coward" echoes across the scorched earth. Jesus Face as flint to Jerusalem Not fighting They'd call Him a coward too If these are the cowards, I'll join them. They are the bravest thing here. - DTH -