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Remembrance: Why do we wear poppies?Donations to the Animal Purple Poppy Fund go to charities including ... and were sold to the public for £25 each after Remembrance Day in 2014, raising more than £15million for service charities.
The sacrifices and exploits of animals in war and in service will be commemorated at a service at the Thuringowa RSL this morning. February 24 each year is Purple Poppy Day to remember the many ...
The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet corn ...
Remembrance ... poppies. Black poppies represent the contribution of black, African and Caribbean communities to the war effort, while purple poppies are worn to remember animals killed in service.
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