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Originally Posted by Sainters7
At the place I work part time, we have a poppy donation bin on the till, and I can't believe there's actually been a few people that have just taken one without donating anything(or they just throw in a nickel or something). I didn't get a poppy until this past weekend and it's because every time I saw one of those bins I didn't have any cash on me, and I refused to just take it from work because I don't wanna be one of those people. That's pretty low class if you ask me.
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Without bragging, I always make sure I have a fairly significant chunk of change to put in the bucket. The vet I bought mine from on Sunday at the Safeway was a very dignified looking old gentleman and most people just walked around or avoided him. I made especially sure to thank him when I took my poppy.
I'll say it again. Those of us under 40 are a spoiled bunch of kids. We can forget the politics of war and remember the derring-do and the courage of the real men and women who fought this country's wars with very little regard for their own personal safety.