Subdeacon Joe Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Today the first of 888,246 ceramic poppies representing British military fatalities during WW1 was planted in the moat of the Tower of London by the longest serving Yeoman Warder, YS Crawford Butler.The remaining poppies will be planted by over 8,000 volunteers from across the UK with the last poppy being placed on Armistice Day, 11 November 2014.Find details on how to volunteer or buy a poppy here: https://www.ssafa.org.uk/news/2014/05/19/volunteer-plant-poppies-tower-london/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I have never heard of this tradition before. Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 I think it's something special for the centennial of the War to End War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Thanks for sharing, SDJ!. I'll bet that will be a sight to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 And don't forget to get and wear your poppy on our own Veteran's Day in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 That comes to ~562 a day, every day, until Armistice Day, 2018. And that doesn't count any of the wounded, either physical or mental, from that war. Then, 20 years later they did it again. Hell of a resilient people, those Brits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 That's a cause worth honoring and will be quite a sight. If I lived a little closer, I'd volunteer to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 That comes to ~562 a day, every day, until Armistice Day, 2018. And that doesn't count any of the wounded, either physical or mental, from that war. Then, 20 years later they did it again. Hell of a resilient people, those Brits. I just realized I had misread that. All the poppies will be placed this year. So, call it 120 days, that means about 7400 every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 In Flanders field the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie in Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you with failing hand we throw The torch; be yours to hold high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields. Lt Col John McCrae, Canadian Army Medical Corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Today the first of 888,246 ceramic poppies representing British military fatalities during WW1 was planted in the moat of the Tower of London by the longest serving Yeoman Warder, YS Crawford Butler. The remaining poppies will be planted by over 8,000 volunteers from across the UK with the last poppy being placed on Armistice Day, 11 November 2014. Find details on how to volunteer or buy a poppy here: https://www.ssafa.org.uk/news/2014/05/19/volunteer-plant-poppies-tower-london/ I'll be visiting the Tower this August, need to see this. Thanks for the posting! SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'll be visiting the Tower this August, need to see this. Thanks for the posting! SC Fantastic! Take pictures and post them, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Fantastic! Take pictures and post them, please. +100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I made it there on Aug. 9. It is a visceral and chilling reminder of the horrors of war. I wish I could be there to see it when it is finished. I'll have many photos to post once I get home and get them off the real camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 My dear God! That gave me chills that may not go away! A magnificent and terrible sight! God rest them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 My dear God! That gave me chills that may not go away! A magnificent and terrible sight! God rest them all! Great phrasing! I was trying to come up with something like that, but my mind just didn't engage. More terrible is that it isn't finished yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 My dear God! That gave me chills that may not go away! A magnificent and terrible sight! God rest them all! +100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT. QUINCANNON, SASS #32999 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 In Flanders field the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie in Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you with failing hand we throw The torch; be yours to hold high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields. Lt Col John McCrae, Canadian Army Medical Corps I'm afraid that ship has sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I made it there on Aug. 9. It is a visceral and chilling reminder of the horrors of war. I wish I could be there to see it when it is finished. I'll have many photos to post once I get home and get them off the real camera. Thanks for posting this. Beautiful and appalling at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I've finally sorted through the photos I took of the poppy installation at the Tower of London. Eight larger images are here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6QFuhg Please click on each & scroll down to read the comments I made about each photo. 888,246 poppies were placed when the installation was done... One for each British war dead of WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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