I totally agree with many of the people posting above who have reservations about wearing a poppy, especially in light of the way that it has almost become 'unpatriotic' to be seen without one at this time of year.

It seems that, despite the ever increasing interest in remembrance day, we (or our leaders) are incapable of actually learning any lessons.

But despite this, one way or another, we must honour the memory of those who died, and the best way of doing that is to demonstrate that we have learned from their sacrifices and put more emphasis on avoiding adding to the ranks of those damaged by war.