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Originally Posted by HELPNEEDED
I do wear a poppy and I am not cheap about it. But sometimes my morality is called into judgement. Not in a anti-war sense but for what happened to the Sikh servicemen in 1993 at the hands of the Canadian Legion.
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Are you referring to the vote that prohibited Sikhs from wearing their turbans into Legion halls? As I recall that vote was not specific targeting Sikhs but in fact referred to any person wearing ANY kind of headgear into Legion halls - the Legion asks that it be removed as a symbol of respect for the dead.
That said - our veterans are just regular people with regular opinions and regular flaws just like anyone else and I (or you) am not always going to agree with everything they say and do. The fact remains that they have made tremendous sacrifices for our country and our freedom and those sacrifices should be acknowledged and respected.
Wear a poppy.